Russian Missile Strikes Kill At Least 11 in Kyiv, Ukraine
Russian ballistic and cruise missiles, along with drones, struck Kyiv and its surrounding regions on August 20, 2026, killing at least 11 people and injuring 33 others. Ukrainian authorities reported damage to buildings and power outages. The strikes prompted calls for more defensive systems from President Zelenskyy.
Where Sources Diverge
The number of casualties reported varies across sources, with estimates ranging from 6 to 17 killed and 33 to 100 injured.
At least 17 people were killed in the 'massive attack' overnight on Ukraine's capital.
Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
Russia launches missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding region, killing at least eight.
More than a dozen people were killed in overnight Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv.
A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least nine people in Kyiv.
A heavy Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region.
Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said.
Russian ballistic missiles killed 12 people and injured more than 30 in Kyiv early on Thursday.
Russia launched a large-scale barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against Kyiv, killing at least 11 people and injuring 33 others.
At least 14 of the 20 people wounded in the strike on Kyiv have been hospitalised, officials say.
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At least 17 people were killed in the "massive attack" overnight on Ukraine's capital, as mayor Vitali Klitschko warns hot water supply has been disrupted.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for countries to send more Patriot interceptors, but international stockpiles are low amid the Iran war and Ukraine's more than four-year fight against Russia's all-out invasion
More than a dozen people were killed in overnight Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, according to Ukrainian authorities on August. 20. The large-scale barrage injured more than 30 as apartment buildings were hit, sparking fires as emergency teams tried to rescue victims.
Russian ballistic missiles killed 12 people and injured more than 30 in Kyiv early on Thursday, authorities said, damaging buildings and severing power supply to some parts of the Ukrainian capital. FRANCE 24’s Camille Corcoran brings us more with this report.
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.
Russia launched a large-scale barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against Kyiv, killing at least 11 people and injuring 33 others, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding region A heavy Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday. A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution and left five people dead and 23 wounded, city military authorities said. Continue reading...
Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said.
The strikes on the Ukrainian capital and its surrounding regions also injured dozens. In neighboring Poland, the military started preventive aviation operations to protect its airspace.
The strikes on the Ukrainian capital and its surrounding regions also injured dozens, damaged buildings and caused power cuts. In neighboring Poland, the military started preventive operations to protect its airspace.
At least 14 of the 20 people wounded in the strike on Kyiv have been hospitalised, officials say.