--- title: "Massive strike on Kyiv: Russia launches 'Kalibr' cruise missiles and ballistic missiles from strategic aviation" description: "🚨 On the night of July 6, Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine: 'Kalibr' missiles and ballistic missiles from strategic aviation. Kyiv under fire, air raid alert declared. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ”₯" date: 2026-07-05T22:40:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/massive-strike-on-kyiv-russia-launches-kalibr-cruise-missiles-and-ballistic-missiles tags: [] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Massive strike on Kyiv: Russia launches 'Kalibr' cruise missiles and ballistic missiles from strategic aviation ![Ukrainian soldier stands by an anti-aircraft gun against the twilight sky in Kyiv during a massive missile strike](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/06/massirovannyi-udar-po-kievu-rakety-kalibr-i-ballistika/massirovannyi-udar-po-kievu-rakety-kalibr-i-ballistika-1.webp) On the night of July 6, Ukraine faced a large-scale missile attack. Russia struck with 'Kalibr' cruise missiles launched from strategic aviation, triggering air raid alerts across the country. ### Attack timeline At 01:12, an air raid alert was declared in Kyiv due to the threat of missile weapon use. Within minutes, the air defense system detected a group of 'Kalibr' missiles heading towards the Kirovohrad region. The missiles moved along the border of the Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions, heading towards the Vinnytsia region. At 01:25, it became known that the cruise missile launches were carried out by strategic aviation aircraft β€” Tu-95MS and Tu-160. ### Threat of ballistic weapons The Air Force of Ukraine reported a threat of ballistic weapon use and the movement of missiles towards Kyiv. The head of the Air Force Command, Tymur Tkachenko, urged citizens not to ignore the danger and to remain in shelters until the all-clear was sounded. Explosions were heard in the capital β€” the city was hit by ballistic missiles. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there were several waves of launches. Additionally, groups of attack drones were approaching Kyiv from the north and east. ### Missile movement in other regions The Air Force also detected the penetration of cruise missiles into Ukraine's airspace from the Sumy region direction. They were moving towards the Chernihiv and Poltava regions. ### Previous attacks It is worth noting that on the night of July 2, the occupiers also launched a massive strike on Kyiv with missiles and attack drones. At that time, one of the missiles hit a multi-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district of the capital.