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Russia hits Kyiv in missile and drone attack

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC · How we work

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Russia Launches Missile Attack

Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and over 200 drones at Ukraine, hitting Kyiv and other regions.
The attacks cut power to over half a million households and damaged energy infrastructure.
Four civilians were killed, two in Kyiv region and two in Kryvyi Rih.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine received no early warning for the first missile wave.
Zelenskiy said the United States delayed some missile deliveries and paused intelligence sharing.

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Zelensky Demands Sanctions

Prosecutors opened a pre-trial investigation into a possible war crime over the Nova Vodolaha park strike.
Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets condemned the killing of children and urged the world not to normalize such attacks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike an “absolute atrocity” and demanded sanctions remain until killings stop.
The strike killed two girls aged eight and one, a 14-year-old, three women and a man.

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Russia Launches Missile Attack

Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and over 200 drones at Ukraine, hitting Kyiv and other regions.
The attacks cut power to over half a million households and damaged energy infrastructure.
Four civilians were killed, two in Kyiv region and two in Kryvyi Rih.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine received no early warning for the first missile wave.
Zelenskiy said the United States delayed some missile deliveries and paused intelligence sharing.

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