{"id":3345,"date":"2026-07-19T08:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:38:44","slug":"russia-pounds-kyiv-in-major-ballistic-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3345","title":{"rendered":"Russia pounds Kyiv in major ballistic missile attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>KYIV &#8211; Russia battered Ukraine&#8217;s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3343\">Democratic Taiwan must not become \u2018China\u2019s Taiwan\u2019, president says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved 41 missiles of various types and ravaged buildings across several districts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket and a dormitory were among the structures damaged, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, adding that three people were in a serious condition.  <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At one location in western Kyiv, emergency workers picked through smouldering debris and doused bombed-out apartments.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A resident who identified himself as Vlad told Reuters he had been inside his apartment when a blast tore off his balcony door, which smashed him in the head. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My grandmother lives with me, and she can&#8217;t walk. How could I run away and leave her behind?&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Closer to the city centre, an underground pedestrian passage near a frequently targeted metro station had caved in, leaving a pile of rubble.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3341\">US Marshals arrest \u2018hypermasculine\u2019 social media stars Andrew and Tristan Tate, UK seeks extradition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF AIR DEFENCES<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Russian forces have stepped up ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities in recent weeks as Ukraine struggles with a critical shortage of U.S.-designed air defence.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kyiv&#8217;s military said it had shot down 18 missiles in Sunday&#8217;s attack, which was aimed primarily at the Ukrainian capital. It added that 108 out of 125 drones had also been downed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Zelenskiy said last week that the U.S. and Ukraine have reached a political agreement on licences to make the prized Patriot interceptors. He added that he hoped production could begin by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But the mounting Russian attacks in the fifth year of Moscow&#8217;s full-scale war are heaping pressure on Kyiv&#8217;s foreign partners to accelerate supply of anti-ballistic defences.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Protection against ballistic missiles is our constant and top priority right now,&#8221; Zelenskiy said on X on Sunday. &#8220;Interceptors are needed every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p> (Additional reporting by Andrii Perun and Yuliia DysaEditing by Michael Perry and David Goodman)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3340\">Russian missiles strike Kyiv killing one, wounding 13<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV &#8211; 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