STORY: Russian drones and missiles bore down on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Thursday (July 10), with officials reporting two deaths, 13 injured and fires in apartment and non-residential buildings as Washington resumed weapons delivery to the war-torn country.

It was also the latest in Russia's escalating attacks with hundreds of drones and missiles straining Ukrainian air defences at a perilous moment in the war and forcing thousands of people to frequently seek bomb shelters overnight.

"Residential buildings, vehicles, warehouse facilities, office and non-residential buildings are on fire," head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on the Telegram messaging app.

The full scale of the attack was not immediately clear. There was no comment from Moscow about the attack that came a day after Russia launched a single-night record number of drones targeting its smaller neighbour.

Russia's attack on Kyiv on Thursday rattled the city with explosions, Reuters' witnesses said. Videos showed windows blown out, devastated facades and cars burned down. Kyiv's officials said that damage was reported in six of the city's 10 districts.

Closer to the battle zone, a Russian air strike killed three people and injured one late on Wednesday in the front-line town of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's east, the national emergency services said.

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VIDEO SHOWS: KYIV SKYLINE WITH FLAMES AND SMOKE / EXPLOSIONS / AIR DEFENCE AT WORK / DAMAGED BUILDING /FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK / LOCAL RESIDENTS / SOUNDBITE OF LOCAL RESIDENT

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (JULY 10, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. KYIV SKYLINE WITH EXPLOSION SEEN IN DISTANCE AND SOUND OF DRONES

2. AIR DEFENCE MISSILE HITTING TARGET

3. VARIOUS OF KYIV SKYLINE WITH EXPLOSION SEEN IN DISTANCE AND SOUND OF DRONES

4. SMOKE RISING OVER BUILDINGS

5. VARIOUS OF EXPLOSIONS

6. AIR DEFENCE MISSILE IN SKY

7. MORE OF EXPLOSIONS

8. AMBULANCE DRIVING ON STREET

9. AIR DEFENCE SEARCH LIGHTS IN SKY

10. AIR DEFENCE MACHINE GUNS TRACER BULLETS IN SKY

11. MORE OF EXPLOSIONS

12. AIR DEFENCE MACHINE GUNS TRACER BULLETS IN SKY

13. VARIOUS OF KYIV SKYLINE WITH FLAMES, SMOKE AND EXPLOSIONS

14. AIR DEFENCE MACHINE GUNS TRACER BULLETS IN SKY

15. KYIV SKYLINE WITH FLAMES, SMOKE AND EXPLOSIONS

16. VARIOUS OF FIRE AND SMOKE RISING FROM GROUND

17. VARIOUS OF KYIV SKYLINE WITH FIRE AND SMOKE RISING

18. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISHING FIRE AT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

19. FIRE ENGINES NEAR BURNING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

20. PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE ON STREET

21. BURNING APARTMENTS

22. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK

23. BURNING BUILDING

24. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK

25. YOUNG WOMAN WITH CAT

26. FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISHING FIRE AT DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

27. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED APARTMENT ON UPPER FLOUR

28. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK

29. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) OLGA, RESIDENT OF DAMAGED BUILDING HOLDING CAT, SAYING:

"She (the cat) is more stressed than I am. She's trembling all over. Look what's happening to her. Her fur is falling out. She's stressed. She's panting like a dog."

30. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) OLGA, RESIDENT OF DAMAGED BUILDING HOLDING CAT, SAYING:

"I don't know what happened to my apartment. When I left, it was intact, but there is a fire in the building. Maybe it will burn down before the guys (firefighters) extinguish it. You can see the fire flaring up."

31. PEOPLE GATHERING OUTSIDE THEIR DAMAGED BUILDING