Kyiv strike overnight saw largest number of drones and missiles used in single attack, Ukraine says
Ukraine’s air force representative Yuriy Ignat said the overnight attack on Kyiv saw the largest number of Russian drones and missile used in a single attack during the more than three-year invasion, AFP reported.
Russia increases use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, German and Dutch intelligence services warn
German federal intelligence service , BND, has just published a joint report with the Dutch intelligence and military intelligence services accusing Russia of increasing the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine in a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Dutch defence minister, Ruben Brekelmans , said on the report:
“These weapons are being employed systematically and on a large scale. This is a slippery slope. It is completely unacceptable and again demonstrates the brutality of the aggressor Ukraine has to face.”
He added:
“Lowering the threshold for the use of this type of weapon poses a danger not only to Ukraine but also to the rest of Europe and the world.
This calls for more sanctions, the isolation of Russia and undiminished military support for Ukraine. ”
The note says that according to Ukrainian records, “Russia has carried out more than 9,000 chemical weapons attacks on Ukrainian troops since the start of the large-scale invasion in 2022,” with at least three deaths directly attributable to exposure to chemical weapons.
Morning opening: Russian attacks on Ukraine continue
Russia launched 550 drones and missiles overnight targeting Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities just hours after a phone call between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin , and US counterpart, Donald Trump .
An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/ReutersAn all-night attack on the capital injured at least 23 people , damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the city , authorities in the Ukrainian capital said in comments reported by Reuters.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said that explosions were recorded in six out of ten of the city’s districts.
The attack – the latest in a series of escalating Russian airstrikes in recent weeks – came just hours after the latest phone call between Trump and Putin in which the US president reportedly tried to push for a ceasefire and peace talks.
But Trump told reporters he was “very disappointed” with the conversation with Putin , adding “I’m just saying I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad.”
He added:
I didn’t make any progress with him at all.
Trump is expected to speak with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later today.
I will bring you all the updates here.
It’s Friday, 4 July 2025 , it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.
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Updated at 03.55 EDT
