{"id":60123,"date":"2025-07-04T18:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60123"},"modified":"2026-07-04T01:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:01:55","slug":"putin-unleashes-a-night-of-terror-in-kyiv-with-hundreds-of-iranian-drones-targeting-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/07\/04\/putin-unleashes-a-night-of-terror-in-kyiv-with-hundreds-of-iranian-drones-targeting-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin unleashes a night of terror in Kyiv with hundreds of Iranian drones targeting homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launched one of the largest attacks on Ukraine's capital since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022 tonight.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/06\/21\/putin-strengthened-by-appeasement-reveals-his-true-purpose-in-ukraine\/\">Putin, strengthened by appeasement, reveals his true purpose in Ukraine<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/06\/18\/putin-massacres-civilians-in-ukraine-after-a-trumps-decisive-new-favor-to-russia\/\">Putin massacres civilians in Ukraine after a Trump's decisive new favor to Russia<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><big>A massive attack with 11 missiles and 539 drones<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Once again, <strong>the Russian attack has targeted civilian targets indiscriminately:<\/strong> <em>\"The attack damaged apartment buildings, businesses, a school, a medical facility, railway lines, and other civilian infrastructure in multiple districts. <strong>Fires blazed across the city, making the air dangerous to breathe<\/strong>\"<\/em>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/kyiv-under-attack-as-russia-launches-waves-of-drones-on-ukraine-06-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyiv Independent<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049955_4a2cd9e32e_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049955_9760bfea1d_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This attack lasted almost all night<\/strong> and targeted the city of Kyiv, forcing its population to hide in the subway and bomb shelters. This morning at 9:02 CET, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefenceU\/status\/1941029850350825980\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that Russia launched 11 missiles and 539 drones in this attack<\/a>. <strong>Ukrainian air defenses managed to shoot down 478 targets<\/strong>, specifically 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles and 268 drones, most of them of the Iranian-made Shahed type.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632974008_73403c841a_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632974008_413332f2d0_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A total of 208 drones were shot down using electronic warfare measures.<\/strong> In addition, Ukrainian forces have begun using interceptor drones to shoot down Russian attack drones, scoring dozens of hits. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has warned allied countries: <em>\"<strong>Ukraine needs more air defense! It is crucial to protect our people from russian terror.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049960_d205344248_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049960_7ab7016503_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><big>One person killed and 26 injured in Kyiv<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the Ukrainian air defenses, there have been casualties. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/dsns_telegram\/45446\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> at 1:16 p.m. CET that <strong>a body was found under the rubble of a building destroyed by the attack and 26 people were injured in Kyiv, including a child<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049950_21db3fb139_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049950_618b4fa5f5_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><big>Once again, Trump avoids announcing pressure measures against Russia<\/big><\/p>\n<p>This new attack comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/06\/18\/putin-massacres-civilians-in-ukraine-after-a-trumps-decisive-new-favor-to-russia\/\">Donald Trump's recent order to stop US aid to Ukraine<\/a>, an order after which <strong>Putin has intensified his attacks against civilian targets<\/strong>. In statements made today, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andriy_ht\/status\/1941062805844529599\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump has again responded evasively<\/a>, attributing the war to his predecessor in office, Joe Biden, and <strong>avoiding announcing pressure measures against Russia<\/strong>, a policy of weakness that is only serving to make Putin feel stronger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632744601_f51b370aff_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632744601_60c3cf420e_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><big>Conversation between Zelensky and Trump after the attack<\/big><\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1941140278980526341\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Trump this afternoon<\/a>. The Ukrainian president said: <em>\"<strong>I congratulated President Trump and the entire American people on the US Independence Day.<\/strong> We - in Ukraine - are grateful for all the support provided. It helps us protect lives, safeguard our freedom and independence. <strong>We have achieved a lot together with America and we support all efforts to stop the killings and restore just, lasting, and dignified peace.<\/strong> A noble agreement for peace is needed.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633050010_b8be8a3aa8_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633050010_dd3ef7c2f6_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zelensky added: <em>\"<strong>Today we discussed the current situation, including Russian airstrikes and the broader frontline developments.<\/strong> President Trump is very well informed, and I thank him for his attention to Ukraine. We spoke about opportunities in air defense and <strong>agreed that we will work together to strengthen protection of our skies.<\/strong> We have also agreed to a meeting between our teams. We had a detailed conversation about defense industry capabilities and joint production. <strong>We are ready for direct projects with the United States and believe this is critically important for security<\/strong>, especially when it comes to drones and related technologies.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632744611_0a9dc56071_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632744611_512e36b30d_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049940_bf0d20cd16_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049940_d205344248_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54631881617_a59036dc41_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54631881617_aebdcd5bb2_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632744536_da0a2f3f24_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632744536_eb6470cb81_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049980_3f91564f1e_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633049980_683934b48f_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/dsns_telegram\/45433\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0414\u0421\u041d\u0421 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefenceU\/status\/1941060117417660635\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liberov<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launched one of the largest attacks on Ukraine&#8217;s capital since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022 tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19536,10373],"tags":[9189,13300,24672,10731,16153,18518,15307,7887,16074],"class_list":["post-60123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-we-said-yesterday","category-world","tag-donald-trump","tag-kiev","tag-kyiv","tag-russia","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-of-2022","tag-shahed-136","tag-ukraine","tag-vladimir-putin","tag-volodimir-zelenski"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-12 02:25:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}