Event Brief
Russian missile barrage kills at least 12 in Kyiv
By The BriefBrief · Sources (30)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Summary: A Russian missile barrage overnight Thursday killed at least 12 people in Kyiv and wounded at least 33, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. Strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.
WHO: Russian forces
WHAT: Missile strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv, killing at least 12 people and wounding at least 33.
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026
WHERE: Kyiv, Ukraine
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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