Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone strike against Ukraine overnight on July 18-19, targeting Kyiv Oblast. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that 40 missiles and 125 strike drones were launched, with Ukrainian forces downing 17 missiles and 108 drones.

Russian forces launched 40 missiles and 125 strike drones against Ukraine on the night of July 18-19, predominantly targeting Kyiv Oblast.

Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on the Bucha district in Kyiv Oblast, resulting in two injuries and fires at warehouse buildings.

Russia carried out a massive ballistic strike on Kyiv overnight on July 19.

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv overnight killed one person and injured seven others, causing fires and widespread damage across several districts.

On July 19, a Russian attack on Kyiv overnight destroyed nearly 250,000 books belonging to the Ukrainian publisher Knyholove.

Russian forces launched an unprecedented barrage of approximately 40 ballistic missiles at Kyiv over a 40-minute period, marking the highest number of ballistic missiles used in a single attack against the capital since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Russia attacked Kyiv with over 30 ballistic missiles and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles in the night of July 19, 2026.

Following the missile attack on Kyiv on 19 July, printing warehouses and the ‘Konvi Plus’ company suffered extensive damage – as a result, schools did not receive hundreds of thousands of textbooks ready for the new academic year.