Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 14 in deadliest attack this year

In the early hours of a Wednesday in August 2026, Russia sent waves of ballistic missiles and drones into Kyiv and its surrounding districts, killing at least fourteen people and wounding twenty-two more — one of the deadliest single strikes on the city this year. The dead were found in Boryspil, Bucha, and Fastiv, scattered across residential neighborhoods and warehouses, while rescuers feared more remained buried beneath the rubble. Each side offers its own accounting of what was struck and why, yet the mounting civilian toll speaks to a conflict in which the line between soldier and neighbo