Four people, including a three-year-old child, were killed in overnight Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region on August 8, 2026, as Ukrainian air defense systems failed to intercept all incoming missiles and drones. Ukraine responded by striking another oil refinery inside Russia.
Four people, including a three-year-old child, were killed in overnight Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region on August 8, 2026, as Ukrainian air defense systems failed to intercept all incoming missiles and drones. Ukraine responded by striking another oil refinery inside Russia.
At least 17 people were killed and 44 wounded in overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas, with Ukrainian air defenses unable to shoot down any of the more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles due to depleted Patriot interceptor supplies. President Zelenskyy blamed allies for delayed air defense deliveries as strikes hit civilian targets including a brewery, warehouse, and postal facility.
Russian forces dropped eight powerful glide bombs on residential districts of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine over a 90-minute period, killing at least one person and wounding dozens of others, according to regional officials.
Ukrainian military reports Russian casualties have exceeded 1.45 million troops since the invasion began, with 1,390 killed in a single day, while recent cross-border strikes killed at least 14 civilians on both sides. Independent media investigation has confirmed identities of over 236,000 Russian soldiers killed.
Intense exchanges of drone and missile attacks between Russia and Ukraine over a 48-hour period in early August 2026 killed at least 27 people across both countries, with Ukrainian strikes hitting targets deep inside Russia including oil refineries, military facilities, and a Black Sea resort, while Russian forces responded with attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv overnight Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 28 others, with fires and destruction reported across five districts of the Ukrainian capital. The attack marks the second such intense strike on Kyiv in a week.
A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and injured over 50 others across Ukraine. The attacks prompted NATO to scramble jets after a missile fell in Polish territory.
A Russian ballistic missile destroyed a home in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing at least six members of the same family during a mass attack on Ukraine. President Zelensky indicated the missile was likely North Korean-made.
Russian-installed authorities reported that 12 people, including five children, were killed in an overnight drone attack on a holiday camp in the Russian-held part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. Moscow-backed officials accused Ukrainian forces of deliberately targeting civilians in the attack.
A Russian ballistic missile attack targeted a defense exhibition near Kyiv where Ukrainian President Zelenskyy had hosted U.S. defense contractors, killing at least 10 people and wounding nearly 100. Ukrainian prosecutors have opened an investigation into why the publicly promoted event was held despite strike risks.
A wave of Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv, killing 19 people and heavily damaging apartment blocks and other buildings. The attack occurred on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey and has highlighted widening gaps in Ukraine's air defence capabilities.
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Monday morning, killing at least 7-10 people and injuring dozens more with waves of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. The deadly assault came just hours before a critical NATO summit in Turkey that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend.
Russia conducted a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones, causing explosions, fires, and injuries to at least 11 people. The assault came hours after President Zelensky warned of intelligence indicating a massive strike, and follows reports that Putin ordered his military to develop new offensive operations to capture Kyiv.
A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities killed at least 11 people and severely damaged the Dormition Cathedral at the Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Kyiv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Eastern Orthodox Christianity's most sacred landmarks. The attacks came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with leaders of both countries about ending the war.
Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least 12 people and injured dozens across Ukraine, including in Kyiv, as President Zelenskyy commemorated the deaths of at least 707 children killed since the 2022 invasion began.
Russia deployed an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in a massive attack on Kyiv that killed at least four people, then warned of planned systematic strikes on the Ukrainian capital while urging foreign nationals to leave. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov directly advised U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate American diplomats and citizens from Kyiv.
Russia conducted massive drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 16 people including a 12-year-old child and wounding over 100 others. The attacks targeted residential areas in Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro in what officials called the deadliest assault this year.
