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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At least eight people have been killed and around 33 are reported injured.
According to the Kiev mayor, 20 people are also injured. A nine-storey house is on fire. Warehouses and a children's hospital have also been hit.
Some trains to the capital will not run at all on this day. Due to damage to infrastructure as a result of the overnight attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrzaliznytsia has made operational changes to commuter train services to the capital. The changes affect services in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Ukrzaliznytsia. Routes affected: Today, August 20, commuter trains #6903 and #6905 Nizhyn - Bobryk w…
Russia launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv late last night, shortly after midnight, in which officials said at least five people were killed and 23 injured, The Kyiv Independent reports.
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