Event Brief
Russia Strikes Kyiv Overnight as War About to Enter Fifth Year
Filed: Feb 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM ET
Summary: Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s capital and other targets with missiles and drones overnight, days before the war enters its fifth year.
WHO: Russian forces
WHAT: attacked with missiles and drones
WHEN: Feb 22, 2026 at 2:56 AM ET
WHERE: Kyiv
WHY: days before the Kremlin’s full-scale war enters a fifth year
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