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Russia Struck Kyiv Govt Building with Iskander Ballistic Missile, Ukraine Says
The missile strike caused extensive damage to 800 to 900 square meters of the Cabinet of Ministers building and was part of a larger wave of Russian attacks causing casualties and destruction.
- On 7 August, Defence Express reported an Iskander-K missile — not a Shahed-type drone — struck the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv, correcting initial mayoral data that identified drone debris.
- Amid repeated missile use, officials reported Russia launched nine Iskander-K cruise missiles and four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles during the attack.
- Debris analysis showed the remains as an Iskander-K, heads of diplomatic missions were shown fragments, and Defence Express said the missile warhead weighs about 450 kg based on undisclosed sources.
- The strike ignited missile fuel, causing a fire inside the Cabinet of Ministers building, and EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova confirmed the attack involved a missile during her visit with heads of diplomatic missions.
- This was not the first use of Iskander-K missiles, as Russia launched them in 2023 to strike the Chernihiv theatre and continues targeting Ukrainian government and civilian sites.
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A fire broke out on the upper floors of Ukraine's Cabinet building, which was struck by an Iskander-K cruise missile.Global Images Ukraine/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesRussia struck Ukraine's Cabinet building with an Iskander-launched cruise missile on Sunday.But photos showed its remnants in a structurally intact room, indicating it didn't do its job.Ukraine says it was one of nine cruise missiles launched amid Russia's latest massive …
Russia struck Kyiv govt building with Iskander ballistic missile, Ukraine says
Russia used an Iskander ballistic missile in its deadly attack on a Ukrainian government building in Kyiv on Sunday, a top Ukraine official said. The impact of the powerful missile, which did not fully detonate, left a “gaping hole” in the building, and several people dead.
The Russian attack that damaged the siege of the Ukrainian government in Kiev on Sunday, a first in more than three years of war, was carried out with a ballistic missile Iskander, said Monday the right arm of the Ukrainian president. ...
The head of the Ukrainian presidential administration Andriï Iermak said it was an Iskander ballistic missile.
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