Chris Graham

Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured dozens, damaging residential buildings, causing fires and power cuts, and breaking windows at the Lithuanian embassy. The attacks followed a suspected Russian missile landing in Poland and came as Moscow intensified its air campaign against Ukraine. Separately, Ukrainian drones sank the Russian-owned container ship Yanina in the Black Sea; Rosatom said all 17 crew members were rescued and condemned the attack as piracy. President Volodymyr Zelensky is pressing the United States for permission to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, which Ukraine says are urgently needed to counter ballistic missiles, but President Donald Trump remains cautious about sharing the technology.

Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured dozens, damaging residential buildings, causing fires and power cuts, and breaking windows near the Lithuanian embassy. The attacks followed a suspected Russian missile landing in Poland and intensified Ukrainian calls for more Patriot interceptor missiles. Separately, Ukrainian drones sank the Russian-owned container ship Yanina in the Black Sea; Rosatom said all 17 crew members were rescued and condemned the attack. Ukraine has continued retaliatory strikes on Russian logistics targets, while discussions with the US over Ukrainian production of Patriot missiles remain unresolved.

President Emmanuel Macron is due to chair a crisis cabinet meeting as a major wildfire approaches Bordeaux, while officials warn that an incoming heatwave and temperatures reaching 40°C could worsen conditions. More than 220,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France, where fires have burned about 42,000 hectares in Gironde and produced a rare fire-driven thunderstorm. Spain is also battling severe fires near Valencia, Madrid and Ávila, with more than 90,000 people evacuated around Madrid and Ávila and roughly 77,000 hectares affected nationwide. Spanish leaders have warned of difficult conditions, while Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for a public pact on the climate emergency.

Wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than 330,000 people to evacuate, with a major blaze approaching Bordeaux and another threatening areas near Valencia. French President Emmanuel Macron is convening a crisis cabinet meeting as temperatures could reach 40C, while firefighters struggle to contain a rapidly shifting fire front in Gironde. Spain has also reported extensive damage, including its largest recent wildfire in Ávila, with evacuations around Madrid and Valencia. Leaders in both countries have warned of difficult conditions, while Spain’s prime minister called for a major public pact on the climate emergency.