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Russian Missiles Kill 20 in Kyiv; US Cuts Patriot Aid

8/6/2026

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Ukraine endured a Russian missile attack overnight that killed at least 20 people, most in Kyiv, with none intercepted.
The United States supplies only one-third of the Patriot missiles it gave Kyiv last year, after President Donald Trump first said it would let Ukraine produce Patriots but later denied any agreement.
Moscow said the missiles hit military-linked warehouses, contradicting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim that a train-station platform was civilian.

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Ukraine endured a Russian missile attack overnight that killed at least 20 people, most in Kyiv, with none intercepted.
The United States supplies only one-third of the Patriot missiles it gave Kyiv last year, after President Donald Trump first said it would let Ukraine produce Patriots but later denied any agreement.
Moscow said the missiles hit military-linked warehouses, contradicting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim that a train-station platform was civilian.