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

Russian missiles and drones hit rail and residential sites, with officials saying 218 projectiles were launched and 199 were intercepted.

  • On Tuesday, Russia bombarded Kyiv and eight other regions for a sixth consecutive day, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers as millions of schoolchildren returned to classes.
  • Consecutive aerial assaults are designed to grind down civilians by disrupting daily life, Ukrainian officials said, employing cruise and ballistic missiles alongside jet-powered drones that prove harder to intercept.
  • Ukrainian drones struck the Novatek-Ust-Luga complex in Leningrad Oblast on Tuesday, extending Ukraine's campaign to hurt Russia's oil sector by igniting a large fire at the port facility.
  • Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced a large-scale audit of Defense Ministry needs on Tuesday, identifying $1.75 billion in savings redirected toward military efforts amid escalating war costs.
  • Estonia and Romania reported separate drone incursions during Tuesday's attacks, prompting NATO fighter jets to scramble as cross-border activity expanded the scope of the aerial campaign beyond Ukraine's borders.
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Russia Pounds Kyiv for 6th Day, Killing 12

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