Explosions in kyiv after missile scare
Explosions shook the Ukrainian capital kyiv on Friday July 24, it was noted, after the authorities issued a Russian missile alert, rare in broad daylight.
Journalists heard several large explosions as kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to take shelter, adding that anti-aircraft defenses were “in action”. These bombings come after Ukrainian strikes in Russia on Friday.
Romania shoots down a drone on its territory for the first time
Romania has shot down a drone in its airspace for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the president of this country on the eastern flank of NATO, Nicusor Dan.
“He was shot down a few minutes ago, around 11 a.m., by a Romanian pilot flying an F-16 (…) and teams are investigating to provide all the details of the incident,” Nicusor Dan told the media.
Targeted warehouses supplied Russian army, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed on
Today, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck one of the key military enterprises in Russia’s Kirov. It supplies components for the occupier’s aircraft and missile systems, which are used, in particular, in the massive attacks against our cities and communities. I thank our warriors for… pic.twitter.com/bKYnCjRl3B
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) July 24, 2026
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“The operation against Russian logistics infrastructure, which supplies the occupying army with drone components, navigation equipment and military hardware, continues,” the Ukrainian leader said. The Kremlin previously denied any links between Wildberries and the Russian military.
Russia says it shot down 571 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia announced that it had shot down 571 Ukrainian drones overnight over around fifteen of its regions and the annexed Crimean peninsula.
“Over the past night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 571 aerial drones,” said the Russian Defense Ministry, specifying that the attacks notably targeted the Leningrad region, near Saint Petersburg, where a warehouse of the Russian online commerce giant Wildberries was hit again according to local media.
Attack in St. Petersburg against the warehouse of an e-commerce giant
A drone attack targeted the St. Petersburg region, Russia, announced Alexander Beglov, the city’s governor, where the Ukrainian strike caused a major fire in a warehouse, according to local media.
The governor of the neighboring Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, said earlier that at least 50 Ukrainian drones had targeted the city. The distribution giant Wildberries – whose sites have already been attacked in the last two weeks – announced that two warehouses in the city had interrupted their activities, without specifying the reason.
