What Happened

A woman carries a cage with a parrot as she leaves her damaged house following a Russia missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 19, 2026. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption

KYIV, Ukraine — One person was killed and 16 others wounded in an overnight Russian attack included ballistic missiles, local authorities said.

The attack began at around 1:30 a.m. continued for several hours, with explosions echoing across the capital.

Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. The attack included 25 ballistic missiles. Ukrainian forces intercepted and suppressed 108 drones and 18 missiles.

Why It Matters

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy missiles had targeted the capital.

The strikes on Kyiv sparked districts , damaging residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

Viktoria Shejko, 32, was taking shelter in the corridor of her apartment children and husband explosions.

" started, we checked ballistics, corridor. Then it started exploding one missile after another," she said.

What Comes Next

"It's very difficult psychologically, because lately they've been firing ballistic missiles . a rarely, , ," she added.

Rescue workers pulled four people from a burning private Sviatoshynskyi district, Shevchenkivskyi district they rescued residents from a burning three-story building. A fire in a nonresidential building was also contained. One person .

Firefighters also responded to blazes in the Solomyanskyi, Desnianskyi and Dnipro districts.

Russia's defense ministry claimed the attack on Kyiv targeted sites linked to the Ukrainian military — including plants producing Flamingo drones Neptune guided missiles, a postal terminal "used for storing dual- assembling drones, robotic systems and electronic warfare equipment."

Russia has launched several large-scale attacks recent weeks as Ukraine faces a shortage of Patriot air defense missiles, effective means of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. Ukraine 17 ballistic missiles in Sunday's attack, indicating replenished dwindling stockpile of Patriot interceptor missiles. During a major Russian attack earlier this month, Ukraine was unable to intercept any ballistic missiles, exposing defense capabilities.

U.S. President Donald prepared to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, potentially bolstering Kyiv's defenses against Russian ballistic missile attacks. However, the details and timeline for implementing the decision remain unclear.

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