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Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16

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Source published: 21 Aug 2026, 02:09 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

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Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16

A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".

Time span
18 Aug 2026, 22:45 CEST → 21 Aug 2026, 02:09 CEST
Sources
12 sources
Reports
23
Trust
strong · multi-source

Timeline

Al Jazeera - All News

Concern over the security of Europe's largest nuclear plant has been rife since Russia launched its full-scale war.

Google News: Al Jazeera

Russia reports Ukrainian drone strike near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Google News: SMH.com.au

Ukraine’s drone mastermind upended the Russia war. Now he’s taking on Kyiv

Google News: Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Al Jazeera - All News

Russia's Defence Ministry says 453 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight in various regions.

Google News: Al Jazeera

At least six killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine

Google News: NDTV

2 Killed In Kyiv As Russia Launches Fresh Missile Strike

Google News: AP News

A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again

Al Jazeera - All News

Russian ballistic missile attacks hit at least three districts in Kyiv, collapsing buildings and causing fires.

Al Jazeera - All News

Russian ballistic missiles killed at least six people and ⁠injured over two dozen more in Kyiv early on Thursday.

France 24 - English

A Russian missile barrage on Thursday killed at least 16 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region, local authorities said, with explosions echoing across the capital throughout the night. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".

Euronews - News

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.

France 24 - English

Russian bombardments killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday. The two countries have ramped up long-range attacks in recent months, driving up the civilian death toll on both sides in the four-and-a-half-year war. FRANCE 24's E...

Google News: NBC News

A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 14 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region

France 24 - English

A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".

Google News: AP News

A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region

Al Jazeera - All News

Russia launched a hours-long overnight barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones across Kyiv.

Google News: BBC

At least 15 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages

Google News: The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 15 in Kyiv, damages children's hospital

Google News: NDTV

16 Killed In Ukraine's Kyiv In Russian Strikes

Google News: Al Jazeera

At least 18 people killed in Ukraine as Russia carries out more attacks

The Guardian - World

Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children’s hospital and residential areas hit A heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 16 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the war. Vitali Klitschko, the cit...

Google News: The Independent

Ukraine war live: Nato jets blow up suspected Russian drone near gas facility

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