# Moscow and Kyiv escalate air campaigns — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-07-06 10:41 ingested 2026-07-07 09:39

[original source ↗](https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2026/moscow-kyiv-exchange-major-strikes)

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Russia and Ukraine traded blows from the sky, each looking to claim the upper hand on the eve of a key NATO summit.
US President Donald Trump spoke with both countries’ leaders, but while Moscow and Kyiv separately launched aerial attacks against the other — the Kremlin targeting the Ukrainian capital; Kyiv firing on several regions, including a St. Petersburg oil terminal — it is Ukraine that appears to have the advantage.
Almost every region of Russia is suffering a fuel crisis, and the Russia-Ukraine casualty rate surged to 8:1 in the first half of 2026, a nearly fourfold increase compared to much of the war, according to a leading think tank.
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