More than a dozen killed as Kyiv comes under intense Russian bombardment
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Key context: <p>Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children’s hospital and residential areas hit</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/20/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-russia-vladimir-putin-kyiv-europe-live-latest-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 15 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the war.</p><p>Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor, said homes, a school and a children’s medical centre were among the buildings damaged overnight in an attack that began at about midnight and was continuing into the early afternoon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/ukraine-kyiv-deaths-russian-missile-attack">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children’s hospital and residential areas hitEurope live – latest updatesA heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 15 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the war.Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor, said homes, a school and a children’s medical centre were among the buildings damaged overnight in an attack that began at about midnight and was continuing into the early afternoon. Continue reading...
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