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Russian strikes kill at least 12 in Kyiv, surrounding region

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Russian strikes kill at least 12 in Kyiv, surrounding region

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 Emmanuelle Chaze reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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19 Aug 2026, 16:07 CEST → 22 Aug 2026, 02:09 CEST
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8 sources
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Al Jazeera - All News

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Google News: AP News

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

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

Google News: Sky News

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