Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
Aug 19, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv, killing 6
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Russian ballistic missile attacks hit at least three districts in Kyiv shortly after midnight on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 33, officials said. A nine-storey residential building in Solomianskyi collapsed and caught fire, and a children’s hospital in the same district was damaged.
WHO: Russian forces; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Kyiv officials
WHAT: Ballistic missile attacks struck multiple Kyiv districts, causing deaths, injuries, building collapse, and fires.
WHEN: Reported Aug 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM ET
WHERE: Kyiv, Ukraine
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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