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Russian strikes kill 16 in Kyiv and surrounding region

At least 16 people have been killed and 40 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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20 Aug 2026, 03:17 UTC
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RTÉ News
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Ireland
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 03:14 UTC
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Ukraine
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At least 16 people have been killed and 40 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities have said.
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    Russian strikes kill 16 in Kyiv and surrounding region

    At least 16 people have been killed and 40 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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    Russian strikes kill 16 in Kyiv and surrounding region

    At least 13 people have been killed and 33 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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    At least 13 people have been killed and 33 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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    Twelve dead, 33 injured in Russian strikes across Kyiv

    At least 12 people have been killed and 33 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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    Eight dead, 33 injured in Russian strikes across Kyiv

    At least eight people have been killed and 33 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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    8 dead, 33 injured in Russian strikes across Kyiv region

    At least 8 people have been killed and 33 injured in Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of this morning, Ukrainian authorities have said.

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    Russian strikes kill six in Kyiv, surrounding region

    Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said.

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  • machine language-signal Death or self-harm observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
  • publisher category Ukraine rss-category
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20 Aug 2026, 18:48 UTC
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38,186 bytes, private gzip evidence
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