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A search-and-rescue operation is underway in Kyiv following a massive attack by Russia

UA NEWS 03 July 2026 08:42
A search-and-rescue operation is underway in Kyiv following a massive attack by Russia

In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv today, July 3, a search-and-rescue operation is underway at the site of a residential building destroyed by a massive Russian attack. According to the latest reports, the death toll in the capital has risen to 30.

According to the State Emergency Service, rescuers recovered the bodies of three more people from under the rubble, bringing the total number of victims of the Russian strike to 30.

Pavlo Petrov, a spokesperson for the State Emergency Service in Kyiv, reported that nine people were killed as a result of the destruction of a high-rise building in the Darnytskyi district.

At the same time, Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, noted that three more people remain missing. They have not been in contact so far, and their fate remains unknown.

On the night of July 2, Russian forces carried out a combined attack on Kyiv, using strike drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

As a result of the shelling, 30 people were killed, more than 90 were injured, and over 20 residential buildings were damaged; destruction was reported in all districts of the capital.

According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, 17 people were rescued during a rescue operation in the Darnytskyi district, seven of whom were pulled from under the rubble.

Rescuers from the State Emergency Service are continuing search operations, as people may still be trapped under the rubble.

This was reported by the State Emergency Service. 

The death toll from Russia’s massive combined attack on Kyiv on July 2 has risen to 30 people. Rescuers are continuing emergency search and rescue operations at the sites of the strikes.

On the night of July 1, Russian troops carried out a massive attack with strike drones on the Dnipropetrovsk region.

As a reminder, on the evening of June 30, Russian troops attacked an electric locomotive in the Dnipropetrovsk region with a drone. There were no casualties, as the locomotive crew was warned of the danger in time, and the workers managed to take cover.

Ukrainian drones struck eight of the ten largest Russian oil refineries by processing volume, with some facilities being hit multiple times. 

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