Video. Kyiv Residents Rescued as Russian Strikes Damage Buildings Across the City
Ukrainian officials said the barrage used hundreds of drones and missiles, overwhelmed air defenses, and left more than 600 rescuers searching for survivors.
- On Thursday, August 20, 2026, a massive Russian overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed 13 people and injured more than 40, according to Ukrainian authorities.
- Russia combined ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones in the overnight attack to maximize damage to civilian infrastructure, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
- Emergency crews, including more than 600 rescuers, are clearing debris across Kyiv after strikes damaged 20 residential buildings, a school, and a children's hospital, leaving about 90,000 homes without power.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the city will observe August 21 as a day of mourning, with entertainment events banned and flags lowered to honor victims.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine lacks sufficient US-made Patriot interceptors to stop such attacks, noting these systems remain irreplaceable for protecting cities from ballistic missiles.
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The Ukrainian capital was targeted overnight by a massive attack combining Russian missiles and drones. Several residential neighborhoods were hit, leaving at least thirteen dead and around thirty wounded in Kyiv and the surrounding region. Reporting from Kyiv by Emmanuelle Chaze.
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Kyiv residents rescued as Russian strikes damage buildings across the city
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A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 14 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region
An elderly woman holds her car as she sits with her belongings in front of heavily damaged residential buildings after an overnight Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 14 people, …
Already 13 Dead in Russian Attacks on Ukraine, Also Damage to Children's Hospital and School in Kyiv
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14 killed as Russia unleashes massive overnight barrage on Kyiv, striking homes, hospital, school and railway infrastructure
Editor's note: This is a developing story. Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, killing 14 people and injuring more than 40, Ukrainian authorities said on 20 August. The attack involved ballistic and cruise missiles alongside hundreds of drones. Ukraine’s Air Force said the main direction of the attack was Kyiv Oblast, with strikes and debris recorded at multiple locations. Sever…
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