Just after midnight on Aug. 20, Russia launched another missile
attack at the Ukrainian capital, targeting infrastructure facilities and killing
at least five people.
The initial salvo of ballistic missiles and hypersonic Zircons
was followed by a handful of sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles. A barrage of
air-launched Kh-101 cruise missiles followed several hours later.
Kyiv residents sheltering during an air raid alert
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Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, a school and a children’s hospital were damaged in the Solomyanskyi district, along with several residential buildings. As of 3:30 a.m. local time, authorities reported five fatalities and 23 people injured in the missile strike.
In the Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts, warehouses
and other non-residential facilities were hit, causing fires.