Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources
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
- 20 Aug 2026, 16:04 CEST → 23 Aug 2026, 14:18 CEST
- Sources
- 8 sources
- Reports
- 9
- Trust
- strong · multi-source
Timeline
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".
Russia launched a hours-long overnight barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones across Kyiv.
Ukraine war latest: Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 15 in Kyiv, damages children's hospital
Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy seeking Elon Musk's help to hit Putin's missile launchers
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones set Russia's Perm oil refinery ablaze
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones set Russia's Perm oil refinery ablaze
Ukraine war briefing: Macron focuses on delivery of missile interceptors as Russian attacks intensify
Ukraine war live: Macron pledges to deliver missile interceptors to Kyiv
Ukraine War, Day 1,642: France’s Macron Pledges Help for Air Defenses
Editorial boundary
Each line briefly quotes its own original source and links to it. Full text is not copied.