Russian strikes kill at least 8 in Ukraine; Poland scrambles jets

In late July 2026, Russian air attacks struck Kyiv and central Ukraine, killing at least eight people, including two children, and wounding more than a dozen. Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to the attacks, which also prompted Ukrainian forces to adapt their own strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, targeting critical components. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet crashed, and Ukraine purged its intelligence service over a failed terrorist attack against Yermolayev, a figure whose exact role was not specified in the headlines.