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Russian overnight strikes kill one, wound 15 in Ukraine: officials
Russia's Defence Ministry has confirmed the attack, saying its forces carried out a "massive" strike on military-industrial facilities in the Ukrainian capital.
Russian overnight strikes kill one, wound 15 in Ukraine: officials
Local residents wander among debris following a Russia missile attack in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 19, 2026.

A wave of overnight Russian strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital killed one person and injured 15 others, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported on Sunday.

The attacks ignited multiple fires across Kiev, damaging civilian infrastructure, hitting nonresidential buildings, and leaving debris scattered across open areas.

Emergency crews remain on the scene working to extinguish the blazes and clear wreckage, according to an official update posted to Facebook.

A separate drone attack struck a passenger train in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region.

Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed on Telegram that an individual was injured in the incident.

Ukraine's Air Force, separately, said it intercepted 18 missiles and 108 drones during the overnight assault.

Meanwhile, a fire broke out at an industrial site in Russia's northern Stavropol region following overnight strikes, Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on Telegram.

"The site is far from residential areas, and there is no threat to residential buildings," Vladimirov said.

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Russia: Targeting military facilities

Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed the attack on Kiev, saying that its forces carried out a "massive" strike on military-industrial facilities, logistics centres in Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region, and infrastructure at the Yuzhny port in the Odessa region, allegedly used to store and deliver military cargo.

The ministry said the strikes targeted defence manufacturers in Kiev, including Radioniks, Spetsoboronmash/Artem, Meridian, and Oakline, which it said produce or supply components for missiles, drones, and other military systems.

It also said its forces struck the Kiev Innovation Terminal and a logistics centre in Tarasovka used to assemble and distribute drone components.

According to the ministry, the targets supported Ukraine's drone, missile, and electronic warfare programmes.

The ministry also claimed its forces intercepted and destroyed 140 Ukrainian drones during overnight strikes across the country, annexed Crimea, and the waters of the Azov and Black seas.

The claims could not be independently verified due to the ongoing war.

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SOURCE:AA