Ukraine Braces for Combined Salvos of up to 200 Missiles as Overnight Attack Kills 15 in Kyiv
Rescue crews freed two people from rubble as officials said the death toll rose to 15 and more than 40 were wounded.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a "massive" Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv Wednesday night that killed at least 15 people and injured more than 40 others.
- Recent months have seen an expansion of Russian attacks across Ukraine as officials warn that stocks of anti-missile interceptor munitions are dangerously low. The assault combined ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones to maximize damage.
- Hits and damage were recorded at 12 locations in Sviatoshyn, Darnytsia, and Solomianskyi districts. In Solomianskyi District, a 9-storey residential block suffered destroyed 8th and 9th floors, with fires breaking out in warehouses and shops.
- Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine's defense against ballistic missiles is "entirely dependent on the supply of missiles for Patriot systems to Ukraine." He appealed to foreign partners for more ammunition to prevent further civilian casualties.
- Russia's Defense Ministry claimed the overnight attack targeted military industrial enterprises and logistics hubs. Ukraine continues developing its own FREYJA interceptor program, though officials do not expect the weapon operational until 2027.
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At least 16 people were killed and about 50 injured on Thursday in Kiev and its region during a massive strike of Russian drones and missiles.
It is one of the most deadly Russian attacks in recent months. In Ukraine, at least 16 people were killed in a deluge of missiles and drones in Kiev, on the night of Wednesday 19 to Thursday 20 August.
Ukraine war latest: Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 15 in Kyiv, damages children's hospital
Key developments on Aug. 20: * At least 15 dead after hours-long Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv, children's hospital damaged * Ukraine strikes Russia's Taneco oil refinery, Tamanneftegaz terminal, General Staff confirms * Ukraine hits Russian drone-launch airfields in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied Donetsk, HUR says * Russia still has 50 Kinzhal missiles after pausing production, HUR claims * Defense ministry procurement chief announces ear…
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kiev again that night.
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