Drone and missile attack on the civilian facility in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 8 August 2026
151 drones reported · 6 missiles reported · civilian facility, refinery · impact reported · fire
Sources for this report
- Ukrinform (EN): Drone attack: Explosions heard in Kyiv and Dnipro
- Al Jazeera English: Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill three, including child
- Ukrinform (EN): Explosions heard in Kyiv for second time: Enemies strike city with ballistic missiles, fires reported in two districts
- Kyiv Post: Zelensky Hails Senate Sanctions Vote as Putin Makes ‘Final Bet’ on Ballistic Missiles
- Ukrinform (EN): Three people, including child, killed in drone attack in Kyiv region
- Kyiv Post: Russian Ballistic and Drone Strike on Kyiv Injures 4
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian drone strikes passenger train travelling from Sumy to Kyiv
- Kyiv Post: Russian Drone Strikes Kherson Hospital, Wounding Medics
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian drone strikes Sumy-Kyiv service
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russia attacks Ukraine with six ballistic missiles and 151 drones
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Zelenskyy: three-year-old boy and his grandparents killed in Kyiv Oblast, parents injured
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Ukrainian Navy posts video of strike on gas platform used by Russia to control attack drones - video
- Ukrinform (EN): Zelensky reacts to overnight attack: Interceptor missiles to provide protection in Ukraine, not in warehouses
- Censor.NET (EN): Russian Federation’s nighttime ballistic strike on Kyiv: fatality was discovered whilst clearing up aftermath
- RFE/RL (EN): Shelter Shortage In Kyiv Adds To Suffering Amid Russian Onslaught
- Kyiv Post: Russian Drones Strike Sumy Train and Kherson Civilians
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian drones kill grandparents and 3-year-old grandson in Kyiv Oblast
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): The Atlantic reveals why Elon Musk is refusing to let Ukraine use Starlink for strikes on Russian territory
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian drone hits Sumy-Kyiv train, passengers evacuated on time
- Deutsche Welle (EN): Ukraine: Russia pounds Kyiv as Zelenskyy visits Serbia
- Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 8, 2026
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 7 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · logistics site, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 6 August 2026
24 missiles reported · railway, refinery · impact reported · fire
- 5 August 2026
27 missiles reported · housing, logistics site · impact reported · fire
- 4 August 2026
27 missiles reported · refinery, industrial site · impact reported · fire
- 3 August 2026
185 drones reported · 27 missiles reported · refinery, airfield · impact reported · fire
Every figure on this page is a published claim, kept with its source. Figures count what each side says was launched at it; places are locations that reported impacts. Neither is a casualty count.