# Russian attack rocks Kyiv as numerous explosions heard within minutes

https://mins.news/en/item/23240

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-16 00:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-rocks-kyiv-as-numerous-explosions-heard-within-minutes/

> A Russian attack struck Kyiv overnight on Aug. 16, with multiple explosions reported within minutes in the city center and Pecherskyi district. Fires were reported at commercial or other buildings in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts after the strikes.

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