# Explosions rock Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia as Russia launches ballistic missile attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/18559

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-10 21:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-kyiv-zaporizhzhia-as-russian-ballistic-missiles-strike-cities-across-ukraine/

> Loud explosions were reported in Kyiv and the southern city of Zaporizhzhia at about 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 11. Journalists on the ground said Russia carried out simultaneous ballistic missile attacks against both cities. The strikes targeted multiple urban areas across Ukraine. The report describes the attacks as occurring at the same time in the capital and Zaporizhzhia.

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