Consequences of Russian Federation’s night-time attack on Kyiv: death toll has risen to 16, 56 already injured, Darnytskyi and Podilskyi districts were main targets of strikes. VIDEO+PHOTOS
As a result of Russia's combined attack on the capital on July 6, 2026, 15 people were reported killed and 56 injured as of 4:47 p.m.
Censor.NET reports this, citing a statement by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Updated information
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, debris is currently being cleared at the sites of Russian strikes. Rescue workers have just recovered the body of a man who was killed in the Podilskyi District.
A total of 56 people are known to have been injured. According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, the death toll has risen to 15.
What was reported earlier?
"The death toll from the enemy's massive attack on the capital has risen to 12. More than 50 people were injured in Kyiv. Medical personnel have provided and continue to provide all necessary assistance to all of them," Klitschko said.
"According to medical officials, there are currently 11 victims of last night’s enemy attack on Kyiv. One of the wounded men died this morning in the hospital. Forty-six people were injured, 27 of whom were hospitalized, including three children," Klitschko said.
UPDATE
"The death toll from the Russian strike on Kyiv on the night of July 6 has risen to 16: rescuers found another body under the rubble of a building in the Darnytskyi district," the State Emergency Service reported as of 9:28 p.m.
Where did the enemy strike?
As noted, the Darnytskyi and Podilskyi districts of Kyiv were the epicentre of the strikes and falling debris from Russian weapons; damage has also been recorded in the Holosiivskyi and Obolonskyi districts.
"In particular, in the Podil district, flats on floors 5 to 9 of one of the buildings were destroyed.
In the Darnytskyi district, a fire broke out and flats on floors 2 to 5 of a 25-storey building were destroyed. Also, as a result of debris strikes, flats in a 30-storey block of flats in another complex caught fire," the statement reads.
Rescue operations are ongoing
The final number of fatalities and casualties is being determined, and rescue operations are ongoing.
Under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into the commission by Russian military personnel of yet another war crime resulting in loss of life (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators from the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
