Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 8 civilians and wound dozens

The blitz expanded Russia's almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv's critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/5568x3712!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F59%2Fd6d1da2d4d6680c098d518438601%2Fap26211246717982.jpg' alt='Rescuers work at the damaged apartment building following a Russian air attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 30, 2026.'/><p>The blitz expanded Russia's almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv's critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses.</p><p>(Image credit: Mykola Tys)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136276' />