Russia-Ukraine updates: Russian missile strikes hit multiple Ukrainian cities

Dozens of injuries were reported in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

ByKevin Shalvey, Nadine El-Bawab, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor, and Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: September 6, 2023, 11:47 AM EDT

Russia has continued a nearly 19-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Recently, though, the Ukrainians have gone on a counteroffensive, fighting to reclaim occupied territory.

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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Jul 10, 2023, 2:59 PM EDT

Zelenskyy previews participation in NATO summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined his agenda for the NATO summit in Vilnius in his evening address.

Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian government is "working to make the algorithm for gaining membership as clear and fast as possible."

The president also added, in regards to the summit, "there may be good weaponry-related news."

"The priorities are absolutely clear: air defense for our cities, for all communities throughout the country, we are working to create a full-fledged sky shield," he said.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Jul 10, 2023, 12:09 PM EDT

7 dead after Russians bomb city during aid distribution: Officials

Russian forces hit a residential neighborhood Sunday in the Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region by a guided aerial bomb during the distribution of humanitarian aid, Ukrainian officials said.

Ukrainian emergency services conduct search and rescue operations after a Russian strike, the day before, in the Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, July 10, 2023.
Andriy Andriyenko/AP

At least seven people were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast, according to the regional military administration.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Jul 10, 2023, 11:57 AM EDT

Russia losing an average of 400 soldiers per day: UK officials

Russian forces are suffering an average of 400 casualties daily, according to a report from the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence.

The report said that Russia is struggling with "a crisis of combat medical provision."

"It is likely that many dedicated military hospitals are being reserved for officer casualties," the report said.

The Ministry of Defence added that half of Russian fatalities in the last 17 months could have been prevented with proper first aid.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Jul 10, 2023, 11:40 AM EDT

More progress made near Bakhmut: Ukraine official

Ukraine Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar released a statement Monday with updates on the ongoing counteroffensive.

Malyar said that Ukrainian forces liberated more than 14 square kilometers of territory from Russian forces last week, the majority of which came from the south.

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 10th Assault Brigade Edelweiss fires a D-30 cannon towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5, 2023.
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The minister added that Russian forces are "on the defensive" in the direction of Bakhmut.

"The defense forces of Ukraine were able to capture the main heights near Bakhmut and have been holding the fortress city under fire control for several days," Malyar said.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

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