Kyiv Hit again the Next Day

Russian forces again attacked Kyiv on July 2 with drones and ‌missiles overnight local time, injuring five as they ⁠hit residential buildings and triggering a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard.

Emergency services work at the site of a strike on a residential building during a night of Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said the hotel roof was on fire. ‌Pictures posted online showed a fire burning out of control at the top ‌of the building on ‌the central Shevchenko Boulevard.

In a later post on Telegram, Klitschko said Kyiv also came ‌under ballistic missile attack, with five people injured in one of ‌the central districts. Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, ‌a witness told Reuters.

People were trapped in a damaged ⁠nine-story residential building and a roof of another high-rise apartment building was on fire, Klitschko added.

Other pictures on ⁠unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into ‌underground stations.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier warned that intelligence reports showed an overnight attack on the country ⁠was likely and said he was ⁠cutting short his stay in Dublin, which he visited for ⁠the start of Ireland's six-month term in charge of ‌the ⁠rotating presidency of the European Union.