{"id":129720,"date":"2026-07-20T17:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=129720"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:30:34","slug":"russia-launches-major-missile-attack-on-ukrainian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129720\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches major missile attack on Ukrainian cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- RUSSIA has carried out a wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, officials said,\u00a0<em>BBC<\/em>\u00a0News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four people were killed in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, and an elderly woman died in the capital Kyiv. There were two more fatalities in Zaporizhzhia in the south and one in Sumy in the north-east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the raid on Kyiv was \u201cone of the most massive ballistic attacks\u201d since Russia<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1676939\">&nbsp;launched&nbsp;<\/a>a full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late on Sunday, Ukraine\u2019s navy said five people were killed when a Turkish-owned civilian cargo ship with grain was hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea. Russia has not commented, according to&nbsp;<em>BBC<\/em>&nbsp;News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Ukraine said it had hit three Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, and three oil depots in the southern Stavropol region. Zelensky said they were targets that \u201cfinance Russian aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of areas in the Kyiv region were hit overnight. The Ukrainian military said air defences in the capital had shot down 18 out of 41 missiles. The systems also intercepted 108 drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kharkiv regional head Oleh Syniehubov said a postal terminal in the city suburbs had been attacked, with four men aged between 24 and 62 killed. Several of the injured were in a serious condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Telegram message, Zelensky said in the past week Russia had \u201cused about 1,450 strike drones, more than 1,640 guided bombs and 99 missiles of various types against Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which carries Kazakhstan\u2019s Caspian oil to Russia\u2019s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, said its terminal had been hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said two tankers were damaged, prompting oil loading operations to be suspended. There were no injuries or oil spills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest strikes on Kyiv involved a range of Russian weapons systems, including Iskander and hypersonic Zircon missiles, as well as 125 drones, the Ukrainian air force said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- RUSSIA has carried out a wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, officials said,\u00a0BBC\u00a0News reported. Four people were killed in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, and an elderly woman died in the capital Kyiv. 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