In addition to the back-to-back, mammoth overnight strikes, other Russian attacks killed at least 21 civilians across Ukraine on July 7-10. In eastern Donetsk oblast, or region, Russian artillery shelling and drone attacks resulted in 15 civilians deaths,

A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv damaged a maternity hospital, authorities said, terrifying patients as windows shattered and shards of glass fell onto the beds, leaving families rushing to shelter their babies. Three women and three newborns suffered acute stress and received medical help.

In a dramatic escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian forces have reportedly flattened a 5-storey apartment building in Russian-occupied Kherson using precision drone strikes. According to local sources and military footage,

Officials say a Russian drone barrage has targeted the center of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine's second-largest city.

Everyone agrees: it's getting worse.The people of Kyiv have, like the citizens of other Ukrainian cities, been through a lot.After three and a half years of fluctuating fortunes, they are tough and extremely resilient.