Russia launched 168 drones and dozens of missiles at Kyiv overnight on August 19–20, killing 17 people and destroying a residential block, as President Zelensky warned of a critical Patriot interceptor shortage.
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Russia Plans Kyiv Energy Strikes Before Ukraine’s Independence Day
Russia is preparing large-scale strikes on Kyiv’s power grid before August 24, exploiting Ukraine’s acute shortage of Patriot ballistic missile interceptors at the worst possible moment.
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries 1,300km Inside Russia as Strikes Kill Six
Ukraine struck oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl on 6 August, over 1,300km from the front, as Russian attacks killed six people in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia Fires 35 Missiles and 185 Drones at Kyiv, Killing Nine
Russia launched 35 missiles and 185 attack drones at Kyiv on August 1, killing nine people and exposing the near-total depletion of Ukraine’s Patriot air-defence interceptors.
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Russia Fires 41 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv in War’s Largest Such Barrage
Russia fired 41 ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on July 18-19, the war’s largest such barrage, as Ukraine’s interceptor stockpiles ran critically short.
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Russia strikes Kyiv with 74 missiles and 496 drones, killing at least 22 civilians
Russia launched one of its most destructive overnight attacks of 2026 on Kyiv, killing 22 and injuring dozens as 25 ballistic missiles evaded Ukraine’s air defences.