Russia launches its largest air attack of the war to date, mainly at Lutsk in western Ukraine

Confirmedon an admission by the acting party plus an independent origin: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.

Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 728 drones and 13 missiles overnight into 9 July, the largest attack of the war at that point, and that 711 drones and seven missiles were brought down; Lutsk in the west was the main target and AFP journalists heard explosions over Kyiv. Ukrainian officials reported one civilian killed in Khmelnytskyi region, while separate Russian strikes that day killed eight people in two Donetsk towns, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. Russia's defence ministry said it carried out a precision strike on military airfield infrastructure and hit all designated targets. The record broke one set five days earlier.

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1. Evidence France 24 Media · Unaffiliated origin: AFP journalists in Kyiv, 9 Jul · published 2025-07-09 00:00 UTC
2. Origin of the claim France 24 Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian air force statement, 9 Jul · published 2025-07-09 00:00 UTC

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