It was difficult for me to decide to share this photograph.
A russian missile killed an entire family.
Will this photograph stop the war? Most likely not. But I believe the world needs to see the truth.
I hope those whom this photograph will cause pain can forgive me.
Kyiv, July 6, 2026.
(Photo and text by Efrem Lukatsky)
Last night, Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones. Response efforts are still underway. Damage has been recorded at more than 10 locations across the city, including residential buildings. All necessary services are on the ground, doing everything possible to rescue people and provide assistance to everyone who needs it. So far, 64 people have been rescued, including two children. As of now, it has been confirmed that, tragically, eleven people were killed in this attack. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Around 60 more people were injured.
In the Kyiv region, sixteen people were injured and three people were killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones. A fire is still burning at the site of the missile strike in Vyshneve. People are being evacuated from a residential area. More than 400 first responders and police officers have been deployed to deal with the aftermath of the attack.
Our warriors performed well today in intercepting drones and cruise missiles, but unfortunately not Russian ballistic missiles. And the reason lies in the insufficient supply of interceptor missiles. It is critically important that the world – first and foremost the United States and our European partners – come out of the NATO Summit in Ankara with strong decisions in support of our air defense, and thus the protection of ordinary people’s lives. As long as Patriot missiles remain in our allies' stockpiles, Russia is only encouraged to keep “vanquishing” residential buildings. The United States and Europe have enough strength to stop this terror.
Russian barbarians targeted and largely destroyed an apartment building in a residential neighbourhood of Kyiv. There are people trapped in the rubble.
Šī te Mansone nav ne pusaudze, ne kaut kāda traktoriste no Vilkadirkšiem, bet gan it kā izglītota persona. Un tomēr saprast, kādu ļaunumu mums nes PROG, LPV un SV, viņa nav spējīga.
Ko lai te saka? Vrb lai izlasa Hajeka "Ceļu uz verdzību"? Vai sapratīs? To grāmatu skolās jāmāca!
We are doing everything we can to defend Ukraine, all of Europe, and the European way of life.
Please stay active.
Please help us bring our people home from Russian captivity – our children, prisoners of war, civilian hostages, including three OSCE officials.
Please keep helping us protect our people through your political leadership and practical decisions.
Please also support our efforts for diplomacy – so that this war ends through negotiations, NOT through more destruction, which is exactly what Russia wants.
Help make sure our air defense – our Patriot systems – never run-out of the missiles they need.
That is what saves lives.
From a video address to the 33rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Šī ir 15. Saeimas Progresīvo kandidāte un valdes locekle - Marta Bogustova, kas pagājušogad savā instagram kontā ievietoja atklāti antisemītisku naratīvu pret ebrejiem, kas kurina arī uz vardarbību. Cilvēki, neesiet vairs akli un nebalsojiet vēlēšānās par šo politisko spēku!
Yet another Russian war crime.
How many more of them will Russia commit...
A Russian strike on the largest poultry farm in Ukraine and Europe, Chornobaivska in Kherson region.
A large fire erupted.
The losses will amount to millions.
Уже 27 погибших в Киеве после ракетного удара "обычных россиян которые вынуждены кормить семью", тех самых "обычных россиян, которые тоже жертвы путина". Тех самых, которые после путина сразу станут россиянами из прекрасной россии будущего со светлыми лицами и за мир во всем мире.
Тех самых "обычных россиян" которые собрали эту ракету, покрасили, провели ОТК, проверили чтоб точно до назначения долетела. Чтоб точно в дом. Точно в людей.
Обычные россияне. Обычные террористы.
У них не должно быть бензина. Пусть встанет вся эта фашистская помойка. Со скорыми и пожарными. И без хлеба. Она заслужила.
У террористов не должно быть нефти. У террористов не должно быть ничего опаснее рогатки. Шансов давали предостаточно. Только крокодил всегда будет крокодилом.
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"It's a real miracle. The photos survived in the ashes - they are the most precious thing..."
Olga from Kyiv found surviving family photos in the ruins of her home, which was destroyed by yesterday's Russian attack on Kyiv.
📹: dr_olga_lashkul / Threads
Emergency and rescue operations are still ongoing in Kyiv at three sites of last night’s Russian strikes. First responders have already managed to clear a significant part of the rubble, but 10 people are still missing. The search operation will continue for as long as needed. As of now, it is known that 30 people were killed in yesterday’s attack on Kyiv. My condolences to all their families and loved ones. Nearly one hundred people were wounded, including children.
Yesterday evening, the Russians attacked Kryvyi Rih, striking the territory of an ordinary garage cooperative. Seven people were wounded. Residential buildings and two schools were damaged. A private home in the Kharkiv region was attacked overnight. Six people were injured, three of them children. Yesterday afternoon, the Russians launched missile strikes on the regional hospital in Kherson. They knew exactly what they were targeting and that there was no military purpose in it. Sadly, a doctor was killed, and a nurse was also wounded. Overnight in the Sumy region, a drone strike on an apartment building killed four people, including a mother and her daughter. My condolences to their families and loved ones.
Every day and every night, the Russians strike ordinary civilian infrastructure, and terror is the only argument they have left for not stopping the war. Reliable protection of Ukraine’s skies is needed as a prerequisite for diplomacy. We count on the support of our partners, above all with anti-ballistic capabilities. I am grateful to everyone who is already helping.
Sumy. The aftermath of a Russian fascist airstrike.
Among the dead is a child. Nearby lie the bodies of a woman—likely the child’s mother—and a man. Their bodies were torn apart.
Russian fascists dropped at least six guided aerial bombs (KABs).
Russia hit Ukrainian civilians with over 500 missiles and drones this week. We must help Ukraine prevail. The 21st-century history is being written and we look weak.
Efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Russian airstrike are ongoing in Sumy. The Russians used guided aerial bombs against ordinary people in the city center. There may still be people trapped under the rubble of an apartment building. Tragically, as of now, four people have been confirmed killed, including a child. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 27 people were injured, including six children. Many sustained severe injuries.
Throughout the day, Russia also struck Zaporizhzhia, where a drone attack killed two people and injured six others, including a child. Kharkiv was targeted by an enemy FPV drone, leaving people injured there as well. Communities across the Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Donetsk regions also came under attack.
It is essential that our partners pressure Russia so that this terror comes to an end. Those Russia will listen to are, without a doubt, the United States, other G7 and G20 countries, and Europe. We must remember that Europe has tools it can use to pressure this aggressor – above all, pressure its energy sector, its oil fleet, and its financial system. Those tools must be used. We must also take further steps to strengthen our defense, first and foremost our air defense. I am grateful to every leader who remains active and does not waste a single day.
Putin has ordered massive strikes against Ukraine to continue.
Murderer.
❗ The death toll in Sumy has risen to four, including a child.
Medics are doing everything they can to save the other seriously injured.
Twenty two people have been injured in the Russian airstrike.
Russia has just struck Zaporizhzhia once again today.
People are trapped under the rubble.
The death toll from today's earlier Russian attack has risen to two, with 21 people injured, including two children - a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.