Drone and missile attack on the civilian facility in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 21 August 2026
135 drones reported · civilian facility, housing · impact reported · fire
Sources for this report
- Kyiv Post: Zelensky: Ukraine Downed 90% of Russian Cruise Missiles, Vows Long-Range Response
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace, officials say
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Ukrainian air defences down 107 out of 135 Russian drones, hits recorded at 16 locations
- The Kyiv Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,472,640 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
- Euronews: Kyiv residents search through the wreckage after Russia’s deadly barrage
- The Kyiv Independent: Drone attack reported on oil refinery in Russia's Perm
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Liev Schreiber visits site of Russian attack in Kyiv where residential building was hit
- Kyiv Post: Ukrainian Drones Hit Major Lukoil Refinery in Perm as Russia Reports 325 UAVs Downed
- Kyiv Post: ‘Don’t Even Think About It’: Ex-Danish FM Warns Russia Amid NATO Drills
- The Kyiv Independent: Germany mulls shuttering Russian cultural center in Berlin, media reports
- The Kyiv Independent: 'Deliberately targeted' - Russia hits residential building in Sumy as attacks across Ukraine kill at least 6, injure 77
- The New Voice of Ukraine (EN): Russian attack damages EKO Market warehouse near Kyiv
- The Kyiv Independent: Retired FSB general found dead in Moscow, Russian media report
- Al Jazeera English: Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll rises
- Meduza (EN): The Atlantic: Zelensky authorized a plan to swarm Moscow’s airports with 1,000 drones - after warning it could harm civilian aircraft and passengers. His office calls the account ‘total nonsense.’
- RFE/RL (EN): At Least 14 Dead, More Than 100 Injured As Russian Attack Hits Shopping Mall In Ukraine
- BBC News - Europe: Russian double-tap drone strike kills 15 in Ukrainian mall, officials say
- Deutsche Welle (EN): 'Masha and the Bear': Ukraine sanctions Russian cartoon
- The Kyiv Independent: Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine's capital
- Kyiv Post: Russia Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv, Explosions Heard Across Capital
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles: warehouse burns in Darnytskyi district, one killed and others injured
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 20 August 2026
168 drones reported · 20 missiles reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 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
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