# Deadly night in Ukraine as massive Russian missile attack kills 21

https://mins.news/en/video/14547

- BBC News, 2026-08-05 21:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnsMfqYqjE

> A massive wave of Russian missile strikes has killed 21 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Ukraine. Seventeen of the victims were in Kyiv and nearby areas. The attacks are intensifying, with the number of missiles launched rising sharply in recent weeks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s allies to increase supplies of air-defence missiles.

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