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Nine killed, over a dozen injured as Russia strikes Kyiv region for sixth successive day

Nearly 350 first responders were deployed as missile and drone strikes damaged homes and railway facilities, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed nine people and injured over a dozen others, marking the sixth consecutive day of strikes on the capital area.
  • Kyiv regional military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko said the region "came under a massive attack" by missiles and drones, with explosions in Boryspil damaging business and residential buildings.
  • Both sides have escalated long-range strikes in recent months, targeting oil and port facilities, while Ukraine continues retaliating against Russian regions to force the Kremlin to end the four-and-a-half-year invasion.
  • The NATO Baltic air policing mission activated jet fighters in Latvia, while Finland restricted air and maritime traffic close to Russia amid heightened regional security concerns.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a "detailed and constructive" call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with the sides finalizing dates for a peace-focused visit.
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At least 12 people lost their lives in the Kiev region. A team of LCI in Ukraine shows the significant damage caused by one of the Russian strikes. - Ukraine: images of the damage of a Russian strike in the Kiev region, LCI on site (International).

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A sixth straight night of Russian strikes hammers Kyiv, killing at least 12

Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours, killing at least a dozen people. Ukrainian authorities said it was another aerial onslaught aimed at menacing civilians. The strikes that began Monday evening and continued into Tuesday marked an…

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Russian attacks on Kyiv entered their sixth consecutive night. At least 12 people were killed, including Indian citizens and children.

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RUSSIAN air strikes killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in Kiev and the surrounding Kiev region in the early hours of the morning, Ukrainian authorities said, as attacks on the capital and its surroundings continued for a sixth day in a row.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky continues to call on his partners to provide him with more interceptor missiles.

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Gazeta.ua broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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