Drone and missile attack on the civilian facility in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 20 August 2026
168 drones reported · 20 missiles reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
Sources for this report
- Deutsche Welle (EN): Ukraine: Several killed in fresh Russian strikes on Kyiv
- ABC News International: A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again
- Al Jazeera English: Russian strike kills 3 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy faces pressure at home
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least six
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military reportedly strikes Russian oil refinery, terminal in latest drone attack
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to eight, 33 injured - photos
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian strike on Kyiv: death toll rises to five, 23 injured
- Ukrinform (EN): Ballistic missile attack on Kyiv hits several districts, killing and injuring people
- Kyiv Post: At Least 6 Kyiv Markets Damaged or Destroyed in Russian Attacks Since 2022
- Censor.NET (EN): Russian missile strike on Kyiv: 5 dead and over 20 injured. VIDEO+PHOTOS
- Censor.NET (EN): Enemy launched ballistic missile attack on Kyiv: two women were killed, and there are casualties (updated)
- Al Jazeera English: At least 6 killed in multiple Russian missile strikes across Ukraine
- RFE/RL (EN): Russia Launches Missile And Drone Attack On Kyiv, Killing At Least 11
- France 24 (EN): Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians strikes petrol station in Kharkiv
- Ukrinform (EN): Strikes hit three Kyiv districts as SES reports consequences of missile attack
- BBC News - Europe: At least 12 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages
- ABC News International: Russian missile barrage across Ukraine's capital kills at least 12 and wounds 33
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Death toll from Russian attack on Zhytomyr rises to three, 53 injured - photos
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Kyiv declares 21 August day of mourning after Russian attack
- Ukrinform (EN): Massive Russian attack on Kyiv kills 11 and injures 33
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Death toll in Kyiv rises to 12, Friday declared Day of Mourning - mayor
- TASS (EN): Russian forces hit Fire Point facility manufacturing attack drone components in Kiev
- The Moscow Times (EN): Russian Ballistic Missile Attack Kills 12 in Kyiv
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region - Europe live
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia attacks Ukraine with various missiles and 168 drones, Kyiv Oblast was the main target
- Ukrinform (EN): Air defense neutralizes 39 cruise missiles, two Banderols, 145 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine overnight
- Kyiv Post: Russia Targets Ukraine-Moldova Border Checkpoint as Moscow Unleashes a Multi-Layered Attack
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Ukraine reports neutralizing 145 drones and 39 missiles during Russia’s night barrage
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian drones target Ukraine-Moldova crossing during overnight attack
- Al Jazeera English: Video shows Russian missile strike on Ukrainian capital
- Deutsche Welle (EN): Ukraine: Several killed in 'massive' Russian strikes on Kyiv
- Euronews: Kyiv residents rescued as Russian strikes damage buildings across the city
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia strikes food warehouses in Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast
- Ukrinform (EN): One killed, eight injured in Russian attack in Kyiv region
- Ukrinform (EN): Zelensky: Russia attacks border crossing with Moldova in Odesa region, gas infrastructure in Chernihiv region
- Euromaidan Press: 14 killed as Russia unleashes massive overnight barrage on Kyiv, striking homes, hospital, school and railway infrastructure
- TASS (EN): IN BRIEF: What we know about Russia’s massive attack targeting defense-tech sites in Kiev
- RFE/RL (EN): Deadly Russian Missile Barrage Hits Kyiv
- The Kyiv Independent: Russia still has 50 Kinzhal missiles after pausing production, HUR claims
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Woman's body recovered from under rubble in Kyiv, death toll rises to 13 - photo
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Office of We - Ukraine TV channel damaged in Russian attack on Kyiv - photo
- Ukrinform (EN): Massive attack on Kyiv and Kyiv region: 14 killed, over 40 injured
- Kyiv Post: Will Fedorov Meet Trump in the US? | Bohdan Nahaylo
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Fire and black smoke rise from food warehouses after Russian attack - photo report
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): 40,000 Kyiv homes still without power after Russian attack
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Interior minister: death toll from massive Kyiv shelling rises to 13
- Meduza (EN): Russia struck Kyiv overnight, killing 12. Here’s what the Ukrainian capital looks like in the aftermath of the attack.
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Prosecutors identify Russian soldier who executed captured Ukrainian commander with shot to head
- Ukrinform (EN): Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 15, 39 injured
- Kyiv Post: Ukraine Calls for Urgent Global Response After Russia’s 9-Hour Assault
- The Moscow Times (EN): Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 16 in Kyiv
- Kyiv Post: Romanian F-16 Destroys Explosives-Laden Marine Drone Near Black Sea Gas Project
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Zelenskyy: Russia attacks with 168 drones, various missiles, ballistics remain biggest threat
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Russia increasingly testing resolve of NATO and partners - Sybiha
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Death toll in Kyiv from Russian massive strike rises to at least 15, 39 injured
- Ukrinform (EN): FM Sybiha calls on partners and Ukrainians abroad to help strengthen air defense following massive Russian attack
- Ukrinform (EN): Zelensky calls nighttime attack one of largest and most cynical since start of full-scale war
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Kyiv police pull wounded guard from warehouse rubble
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Drone debris falls on non-residential buildings in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district
- France 24 (EN): Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16
- The Kyiv Independent: Germany to provide 50 million euros to repair Chornobyl Nuclear Plant after Russian strike
- Ukrinform (EN): UAV debris falls on non-residential building grounds in Kyiv, causing fire
- Kyiv Post: ‘Every Third Building’: Klitschko on Russia’s Damage to Kyiv
- Censor.NET (EN): Kyiv under attack by jet-powered Shahed drones: Explosions heard in city, air defence active (updated)
- Al Jazeera English: Deadly Russian missile barrage hits Kyiv in hours-long overnight attack
- Meduza (EN): One in three apartment buildings in Kyiv has been damaged by Russian attacks
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians attack Kyiv again in evening: one person killed, hot water disruptions possible
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): More than 4,000 buildings damaged in Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion - Klitschko
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Person killed, 2 injured at business center in Kyiv after debris from drone fell
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia attacks EKO Market logistics warehouse
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): "Darkness, night, everything on fire": Kyiv residents speak about Russia's latest attack on Kyiv
- Kyiv Post: Death Toll in Russia’s Overnight Attack on Kyiv Rises to 16
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Finnish FM after Kyiv attack: Russia will inevitably be held accountable for war crimes
- The Kyiv Independent: Russia launches deadly strike on Kyiv, killing at least 1, as capital reels from massive overnight attack
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine hits Russian drone-launch airfields in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied Donetsk, HUR says
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian missile strike destroys ice cream producer's warehouse in Kyiv
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian forces attack critical infrastructure facility in Kyiv, possible disruptions to hot water supply
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): One injured at second drone crash site in Kyiv's Holosiivsky district - mayor
- The Moscow Times (EN): Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 17 in Kyiv
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine war latest: Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 15 in Kyiv, damages children's hospital
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): About 90% of cruise missiles downed in overnight Russian attack, ballistic missiles pose greater challenge - Zelenskyy
- Meduza (EN): Russia strikes Kyiv twice in one day, killing at least 17, as Zelensky vows a ‘long-range’ response
- Ukrinform (EN): Another fire breaks out in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district after Russian drone debris falls, one killed, one injured
- Ukrinform (EN): Sybiha discusses Russia's attacks on Ukrainian ports with World Food Program chief
- Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2026
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 19 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · civilian facility, housing · impact reported · fire
- 18 August 2026
147 drones reported · 6 missiles reported · housing, power grid · impact reported · fire
- 17 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · industrial site, logistics site · impact reported · fire
- 16 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · airfield, military depot · impact reported · fire
- 15 August 2026
drone and missile attack reported · impact reported
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.