Newsletter 06/07/2026
Death toll in Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 15. Crew of Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter killed while intercepting Russian drones on June 30. Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strike on Omsk Oil Refinery.
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Death toll in Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 15, with 56 injured
The number of people killed in Russia’s massive attack on Kyiv has risen to 15, with 56 people injured, including seven children.
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that the hardest-hit areas were the Darnytskyi and Podilskyi districts, while damage was also recorded in the Holosiivskyi and Obolonskyi districts.
In the Podilskyi district, apartments from the 5th to the 9th floors of one residential building were destroyed.
In the Darnytskyi district, a fire broke out and apartments from the 2nd to the 5th floors of a 25-story building were destroyed. In another residential complex in the same district, apartments in a 30-story building were also damaged by fire following debris impact.
Air defense downs 37 Russian missiles and 326 drones
In total, the Air Force’s electronic warfare units detected 419 air attack weapons—68 missiles and 351 UAVs:
6 3M22 “Zircon”/“Onyx” anti-ship missiles (launch sites—Kursk Oblast);
23 “Iskander-M”/S-400 ballistic missiles (launch areas: Bryansk, Oryol, and Kursk regions);
33 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launch area: Vologda region);
6 “Kalibr” cruise missiles (launch area: Novorossiysk);
351 Shahed, “Gerbera,” and “Italmas” strike UAVs, as well as “Parody” decoy drones (from the following directions: Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), and the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk).
The air attack was repelled by the Ukrainian Air Force, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 6, air defense forces shot down or neutralized 363 targets—37 missiles and 326 drones:
31 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
6 “Kalibr” cruise missiles;
326 drones.
According to preliminary information, as of 8:30 a.m., 29 ballistic (including anti-ship) missiles and 18 attack UAVs were recorded as having struck 34 locations, and debris from downed UAVs was found at 16 locations.
Zelensky: Shortage of interceptor missiles behind problems intercepting ballistic missiles
Following the overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky noted positive results in shooting down drones and cruise missiles, but not ballistic missiles. He expressed hope that the NATO summit in Ankara would yield “strong decisions in support of our air defense.”
Russian strike on Kyiv region: Death toll rises to 8
The number of people killed in the Russian attack on the Kyiv region on July 6 has risen to six.
Crew of Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter killed while intercepting Russian drones on June 30
Four crew members of a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter were killed on June 30, 2026, while carrying out a combat mission to intercept Russian unmanned aerial vehicles.
Those who fought their final battle were: the crew commander, Captain Yurii Voron; the pilot-navigator, Major Valentin Mukshinov; the flight engineer, Senior Lieutenant Bohdan Khmil; and the gunner, Junior Sergeant Mykhailo Deriaha.
“They fulfilled their military duty to the very end, defending the Ukrainian skies, providing cover for our infantry, supporting combat units, and saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers,” the Brody City Council emphasized.
War
Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strike on Omsk Oil Refinery nearly 2,500 km from border
Ukraine’s General Staff has confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck the Omsk Oil Refinery, located nearly 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine’s state border.
Ukraine reports overnight drone strikes on Russian air defenses, fuel infrastructure
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 47 targets in the enemy’s rear and operational depth overnight, including oil infrastructure facilities and air defense missile systems that Russian forces use to launch ballistic missiles at ground targets.
USF strikes key power grid facility in Crimea overnight
During the night of July 6, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces carried out a successful coordinated strike on the 330-kilovolt Simferopolska electrical substation, a key facility in the main power transmission network of temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,420 over past day
Pletenchuk: Russian fleet no longer risks going to sea even to launch Kalibr missiles
Shellings
Russian shelling in Kherson region kills two and wounds 17 over past day
In the Kherson region, two people were killed and 17 were wounded throughout the day as a result of Russian aggression; among the injured were children and healthcare workers.
School, church and homes damaged in Russian airstrike on Kherson region
A school building, a church, and residential houses were damaged in a Russian airstrike on the Muzikivka community in Ukraine’s Kherson region.
Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region 50 times in one day, injuring one person
Russian troops attacked four districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 50 times throughout the day; one person was wounded.
Russian strike on gas station in Zaporizhzhia kills young woman, injures 10
Russia attacking Naftogaz facilities for third consecutive day
Russians strike Kramatorsk with glide bomb, three energy workers injured
Politics
Bundestag lawmaker: Germany must act more decisively against Russia’s shadow fleet
Germany should make much greater use of existing legal tools to counter Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, which not only helps finance Moscow’s war against Ukraine but is also used for sabotage and espionage against Germany itself.
U.K. announces creation of new drone unit modeled after Ukraine’s
The British Armed Forces are establishing a new operational group that will be responsible for the development and deployment of drones.