Missile & Drone Strikes Kill 11 in Kyiv, Including Woman & Child
Russia launched a devastating overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv on July 31, 2025, killing 11 people—including a six-year-old boy and his mother—and injuring 124 others, among them ten children including a 5-month-old infant. The attack comprised 309 drones and 8 cruise missiles, of which Ukraine's air force shot down many, yet several still struck key areas in Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, causing partial collapse of a nine-story apartment block. Schools, hospitals, kindergartens, and a children’s hospital ward were damaged; debris and shockwaves left widespread destruction. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this was the worst single-night toll of children injured in the capital since the full-scale war began. President Trump has threatened tougher sanctions if Russia does not initiate a ceasefire by August 8, yet the strikes continued. Tensions escalated further after Russia claimed control of strategic Chasiv Yar […]