Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that began Wednesday night and continued into Thursday daylight hours, with explosions echoing around Kyiv. Russian officials described the attack as 'massive,' targeting nine Ukrainian cities and marking the first time in months that critical infrastructure was purposefully attacked in the capital.
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight on August 16, 2026, killing at least 17 people and sparking fires across multiple districts. The attacks came as Ukraine launched what Russian officials described as the largest-scale drone assault of 2026, with Moscow reporting at least seven killed and over 100 drones intercepted.
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.
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 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.
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 a major missile attack on Kyiv following President Putin's promise of retaliation for a Ukrainian drone strike on a student dormitory in Russian-controlled Luhansk that killed at least 16 people, mostly young women. Ukraine dismissed Russian claims, stating the attack targeted military infrastructure.
