Russian Strikes Kill Civilians in Kyiv; Missile Debris Lands in Poland

In late July and early August 2026, Russia carried out a series of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, including a ballistic missile and drone barrage on Kyiv before dawn on Saturday, August 1, that struck five districts of the capital. Separately, on or around July 30, an apparent Russian missile or missile fragment crashed near the village of Tarnawa Kolonia in Poland's Lublin province, about 100km from the Ukrainian border, leaving a 10-meter-wide crater; Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that evidence indicated the object was a Russian cruise missile. The Kyiv attack killed at least eight to nine people and injured at least 22, according to officials cited by CBS News and ABC News. No casualties were reported from the Poland crater incident. Also around July 30, a Russian ballistic missile destroyed a drone factory in Kyiv operated by Terminal Autonomy, a company registered in Delaware that manufactures precision deep-strike drones with jamming-resistant guidance systems; The Guardian reported this appeared to be the first time Russia had targeted a U.S.-owned company during the conflict. NBC News reported that these strikes resumed after a brief three-day pause in fighting, occurring while U.S. envoys under President Trump were in the region attempting to relaunch peace negotiations. As of the reporting, the Poland missile's origin was described as probable or apparent rather than confirmed, with investigations into its source ongoing. NPR reported that the Trump administration was reconsidering a previously promised increase in air defense support to Ukraine, though the scope and status of that reversal was not detailed across other sources. The exact death toll in Kyiv varied slightly between reports (eight to nine), and the relationship between the Poland incident and the broader Kyiv attacks remained unclear from available reporting.