Explosions in Kyiv as Russia Launches Daytime Ballistic Missile Attack

Russia launched a rare daytime ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on July 24, with explosions reported in several parts of the city. Air-raid sirens rang out around 11:20 a.m., with Ukraine's Air Force reporting Russian missiles heading to the Ukrainian capital.

A few minutes later, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported explosions in the city. At the time of publication, the site or results of the explosions could not be independently confirmed.

This attack comes as Russia scales up mass missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital. On July 19, 25 ballistic missiles were launched in a single night on Kyiv, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as one of the largest mass uses of the weapon in the duration of the full-scale war.