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Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people
A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 12 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital throughout the night, local authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".
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- 18 Aug 2026, 08:32 CEST → 20 Aug 2026, 10:16 CEST
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Children’s hospital and residential areas hit in latest bombardment of capital and surrounding region Europe live – latest updates A heavy Russian bombardment has killed at least 13 people in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities have said. A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas...
Russia’s overnight missile barrage killed at least 12 people in Kyiv on Thursday, 20 August, as residents were rescued from damaged buildings and firefighters battled fires across the capital.
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