# Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/video/27025

- BBC News, 2026-08-20 06:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfMX9jBhYM0

> A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes killed at least 12 people in and around Kyiv. Apartment blocks, warehouses and a children’s hospital were hit early on Thursday. Romania said a drone crossed into its territory from the northern border with Ukraine, prompting an air-raid alert.

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