# Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16

https://mins.news/en/item/27449

- France 24, 2026-08-20 14:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-kyiv-under-fire-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-16

> A Russian missile barrage hit Kyiv overnight on Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 40 as explosions rang out across the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had prepared the attack “for a long time.”

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