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Russia says it strikes Ukraine in retaliation for recent attacks

By Thomson Reuters Jul 1, 2026 | 11:50 PM

July 2 (Reuters) – Russia conducted a massive attack ​on Ukraine’s ‌capital of Kyiv and other locations using long-range, ‌high-precision ​air-, ⁠land-, sea-launched weapons ⁠and drones, the Russian Defence Ministry said in ​a Telegram post on ⁠Thursday.

The ⁠ministry added it ​hit military and ​energy facilities around ‌Kyiv, as well as military airports in ⁠several regions including in Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk, ⁠in ‌what it ⁠said was ​retaliation ‌for Ukraine’s ​attack on ⁠civil infrastructure.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong)