Russian attacks kill 3 across Ukraine, striking Kyiv for second straight night; Ukraine targets Russian oil refineries.

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Published: 2026-07-08T12:08:00Z
Category: military-and-conflict
Source: AP

Overnight Russian drone and missile attacks killed three people across Ukraine, including one in Kyiv and two in Kharkiv where 20 others were injured. Ukraine's air force reported Russia fired 169 long-range strike drones and seven missiles, including five ballistic missiles, with air defenses shooting down or jamming 139 drones. Russia's Defense Ministry stated it struck arms industry facilities in Kyiv, targeting a plant manufacturing Flamingo cruise missile components and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones. Ukraine also struck oil refineries in Russia's Saratov and Tatarstan regions. Russia's Gazprom reported Ukrainian drones attacked the Krasnodarskaya compressor station, serving the Blue Stream natural gas pipeline to Turkey, though supplies were not disrupted.

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