Archive · 24 Jul 2026
Ukraine strikes Russian military facility, killing six
Ukraine launched a missile strike on a military facility in Russia's Kirov region, killing six people and injuring 26 others.
The facility supplies components for Russian aircraft and missile systems.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack targeted a key military enterprise.
Ukraine also claimed responsibility for attacking a Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg, alleging it stored drone components.
Meanwhile, Russia reported Ukrainian strikes killed six people near Kyiv and five in Sloviansk.
The war continues despite calls for peace, with civilian casualties reaching their highest levels this summer since the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Ukrainian missile strike on a military facility in Kirov region killed six and injured 26.
The facility supplies components for Russian aircraft and missile systems.
Ukraine also targeted a Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg.
Russia reported Ukrainian strikes killed six near Kyiv and five in Sloviansk.
Civilian casualties have reached their highest levels this summer since the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
- Who
- Ukrainian forces and Russian civilians
- What
- Ukrainian missile strike on a military facility in Russia's Kirov region
- When
- Friday
- Where
- City of Kirov, Kirov region, Russia
- Why
- To weaken Russian military capabilities and pressure Russia to return to negotiations
Ukrainian Perspective
Russian Perspective
Legitimacy of Targets
Ukrainian Perspective
Ukraine claims the strikes targeted military facilities crucial for Russia's war efforts, including a key enterprise in Kirov and a Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg.
Russian Perspective
Russia views these strikes as attacks on civilian infrastructure, causing casualties and damage to non-military sites.
Humanitarian Impact
Ukrainian Perspective
Ukraine emphasizes the need to weaken Russian military capabilities to protect Ukrainian civilians and pressure Russia into negotiations.
Russian Perspective
Russia highlights the civilian casualties and the humanitarian toll of the war, including the recent high levels of civilian casualties reported by the United Nations.
- Location of Strike
- City of Kirov, Kirov region, Russia
- Casualties
- 6 killed, 26 injured
- Targeted Facility
- Key military enterprise supplying components for Russian aircraft and missile systems
- Additional Target
- Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg
- Ukrainian Casualties
- 6 killed near Kyiv, 5 killed in Sloviansk
- Humanitarian Toll
- Highest civilian casualties this summer since the full-scale invasion in February 2022