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Russian strikes kill 12 in Kyiv, injure 33 as Ukraine war intensifies

Updated On: 21 August, 2026 08:35 AM IST | Ukraine | AFP

Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring 33 others, Ukrainian authorities said. Residential areas, warehouses, a medical facility and an educational institution were damaged

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This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on August 20, 2026 shows a burning building at the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian bombardment killed six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on August 20.(PICS/AFP)

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on August 20, 2026 shows a burning building at the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian bombardment killed six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on August 20.(PICS/AFP)

Russian bombardments killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.

The two countries have ramped up long-range attacks in recent months, driving up the civilian death toll on both sides in the four-and-a-half-year war.

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