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Russian drone barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day, disrupting life across capital

Officials said nearly 1,500 drones were launched in four days as the attacks damaged homes, warehouses and transit in the capital region.

  • Russian drone attacks on Kyiv stretched into a fifth day on Monday, with near round-the-clock air raid sirens disrupting daily life for millions of residents across the capital and surrounding region.
  • Russia intensified air attacks over the summer, capitalizing on Ukraine's shortage of interceptors capable of downing ballistic missiles to sustain near-constant daytime drone waves.
  • Yulianna Oliynyk, a 38-year-old nurse, remained stranded on a metro platform with her sons Adrian and Demian as air raid alerts halted trains crossing the Dnipro river.
  • A Russian strike on an ammunition depot Friday killed 38 people, while recent attacks injured four in the Kyiv region and two in Kryvyi Rih, with a fire reported at Nova Poshta terminal in Odesa.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday constant attacks aim to wear down Ukrainians, as both nations have escalated strikes on economic targets including a drone attack on a Russian logistics hub in Yekaterinburg.
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Russian drone barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day, disrupting life across capital

Near round-the-clock air raid sirens are disrupting daily life for millions.

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Russian drone attacks on Kiev continued for a fifth day, injuring four people and damaging facilities. Dozens of drones hit the area, while an attack on an ammunition depot on Friday left 38 dead.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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