A high-rise residential building in Kyiv's Obolon district is ablaze after Russian forces launched a wave of ballistic missiles into the Ukrainian capital, according to Kyiv officials.
The strike occurred as tensions remain high across the front lines. At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 injured after another horrific night of Russian attacks on Kyiv, with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying that “ballistic missile interceptors could have saved the lives of those killed today”. Zelenskyy added that “delays in supplying them, or an unwillingness to provide anti-ballistic systems, lead directly to such horrific casualties and destruction.” The conflict now marks its fifth year.
Kyiv's military administration noted that air defense units were deployed to intercept the incoming missiles, while warehouse buildings in two districts were also set on fire. A sense of danger lingers over the city. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko earlier warned that “there may still be people under the rubble”. Klitschko said early reports of a burning 20-story apartment building were inaccurate.
Ukraine has been seeking greater access to US-made Patriot missile systems. It aims to defend against Russian ballistic threats. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that a lack of interceptors emboldens Moscow. Ukraine has for months been warning about its shortages of anti-ballistic measures, urging allies to increase their deliveries after the US president, Donald Trump, backtracked on his promise to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missiles locally.
In a recent meeting with former US President Donald Trump, Zelenskyy pushed for Washington to approve local production of the Patriot system. He aimed to speed up its availability in Kyiv's skies. “Partners who are not yet ready to play a more active role in supplying interceptors can help by implementing new sanctions. A significant share of Russia’s ballistic missile production is still not under sanctions. Even now. New steps are needed – from the G7, the European Union, and everyone who supports the protection of life,” Zelenskyy said.
The United Nations has raised alarms over the sharp increase in civilian deaths, noting it is the highest since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. EU's von der Leyen condemns 'horrible atrocities' after deadly strikes on Kyiv European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen condemned “horrible atrocities” by Russia after another night of attacks on Kyiv, which killed at least 17 people. “Once again we wake up to the news of horrible atrocities by Russia through its aerial attacks on Ukraine. Russia must pay for the destruction it has caused.”
Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least one person and wounded dozens on August 5, 2026, according to reports. Explosions rocked Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, with missiles damaging residential buildings and warehouses. “We are making a further €1.4bn of them available to Ukraine. This will support Ukraine’s continued resistance against Russia’s illegal war.”
Kyiv's military administration said seven sites in the city were hit. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a warehouse near the city center was destroyed and rescue teams pulled two people from the debris. A large fire broke out on the edge of the city, and debris from a downed missile landed near a residential building, causing an ammonia leak. Ukraine shot down 98 of the 115 drones fired by Russia overnight, the country’s air force said. But it was unable to shoot down any of the missiles, preliminary statistics from the air force showed.
Ukrainian air defense units worked to shoot down the incoming missiles. Russia has intensified its strikes on Kyiv in recent weeks, with attacks in July using more than twice as many missiles as before, according to an analysis by French AFP news agency. Kyiv can intercept the vast majority of drones, but still relies on supplies from allies to counter missiles, AFP noted. Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said, with one woman killed and at least 24 wounded in the capital. In the Kyiv region, 14 people were killed and more than 20 wounded in surrounding areas.
'Russian strikes take no summer vacation,' Ukraine's foreign minister says Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the latest overnight attacks on Kyiv, saying that “Russian strikes take no summer vacation.” “Support for Ukraine and pressure on the aggressor must not pause either. Every interceptor counts,” he said. Sybiha continued: “They are life-saving tools, and I urge all partners to expedite all relevant decisions. Russia’s ability to produce these tools of ballistic terror must be disrupted. Additional, tough sanctions are critical and urgent.”},{
In the Kyiv region, the town of Brovary, around 24 kilometers (15 miles) east of Kyiv, was particularly hard hit, not just by ballistic missiles, but also jet-powered Shahed-type drones. Vitaliy Vitaliyovych Bihun, head of the Brovarsky District State Administration, said eight people had been killed at a train station in the village of Kvitneve. In the capital itself, a 60-year-old woman was killed, and at least 16 others injured.
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 24 ballistic and four hypersonic missiles during the attack, as well as 115 Shahed-type drones. None of the missiles were intercepted. "The main target of the attack was the warehouses of civilian enterprises, there were also strikes on infrastructure, a railway station," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on social media.
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