Russian ballistic missiles kill at least three in Ukraine's Kyiv, mayor says
- On Thursday, August 20, 2026, Russian forces launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv, killing one woman and injuring four people while damaging residential buildings and a children's hospital across several districts.
- Russian forces have repeatedly struck Ukrainian cities, residential neighborhoods, and civilian infrastructure with missiles and drones throughout the ongoing conflict.
- A Reuters witness reported hearing more than a dozen explosions, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported strikes in Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Darnytskyi where debris shattered windows near a five-story residential building.
- Klitschko wrote on Telegram that people were trapped under rubble as emergency crews moved through affected areas, while officials confirmed damage to a medical facility in Solomianskyi.
- International humanitarian law prohibits attacks directed against civilians or civilian objects, with hospitals receiving special protection; intentionally directing such strikes constitutes a war crime under the Rome Statute.
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The rockets hit both residential areas and warehouses, and an industrial facility was also targeted.
Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people
A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least nine people in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital throughout the night, local authorities said. At least 33 people were wounded.
At least eight people have died and about thirty have been injured in a large-scale Russian attack on Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, this Thursday morning, according to Kiev's mayor Vitali Klichko. Among the targets reached was a depot of ammunition and a center that produced components for drones.
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Beckley Register-HeraldRussian missile barrage across Ukraine's capital kills at least 12 and wounds 33
A Russian missile barrage has killed at least 12 people in Ukraine's capital. Local authorities say explosions echoed across Kyiv overnight into Thursday morning. Ukraine’s Emergency Service reports at least 33 people were wounded in the attack. The strikes hit…
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KIEV, 20 AGO - It is 12 dead and 32 injured the budget, at the time, of the massive Russian night attack on Kiev. To update the data, on Telegram, is the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitaliy Klitschko. Of these, at least 7 in the district of Solomyansky. (ANSA)
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