“Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Kyiv following Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil infrastructure”
On July 2, 2026, Russia conducted a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv, which the Russian Defense Ministry explicitly described as retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure that had caused fuel shortages.
Credible international reporting from that period confirms that Russian authorities justified the deadly July 2, 2026, bombardment of Kyiv as a direct response to Ukraine's ongoing long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries and energy infrastructure.
Judged as of Jul 1, 2026— the video's publish date
Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
The United States and its allies imposed sanctions on Russia and removed *selected*—not all—Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system.
As of May 2026, the European Union held approximately €210 billion (roughly $225 billion) in immobilized Russian central bank assets, the vast majority of which are held by the clearing house Euroclear.
On July 2, 2026, Russian forces conducted a massive aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles targeting Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, resulting in significant casualties and infrastructure damage.
Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv on July 6, 2026, resulted in 11 confirmed deaths, not 25.