Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ankara on July 7 | BLOOMBERG
Aug 5, 2026
KYIV – Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and destroying warehouses and logistics centers of major retailers, Ukrainian officials said.
Multiple explosions ripped through the area during the night, and fires lit up the dark skies over the Ukrainian capital, which has come under missile attack every three to four days in recent weeks as Russia has escalated its air war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine’s lack of missile defenses had once again cost lives and urged Ukraine’s foreign allies to replenish its supplies of interceptors. Ukrainian air defenses downed nearly 90% of the 115 drones launched by Russia but failed to intercept a single one of the 24 ballistic missiles and four Zircon cruise missiles, the air force said.
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