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Russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, Kyiv mayor says

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Source published: 21 Aug 2026, 00:15 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources

Russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, Kyiv mayor says

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.

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20 Aug 2026, 10:16 CEST → 21 Aug 2026, 00:15 CEST
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4 sources
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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.

BBC World

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.

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...

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