UkrainePublished: 20 August 2026 at 01:59
Russia strikes Kyiv overnight with ballistic and hypersonic missiles, children's hospital damaged
On 20 August, Russia carried out a massed overnight missile attack on Kyiv using ballistic and Zircon hypersonic missiles. A children's hospital was damaged in the strike, and people were reportedly trapped in a shelter.
Overnight into 20 August, Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. The strike involved both ballistic missiles and Zircon hypersonic missiles.
One of the targets hit was a children's hospital, which sustained damage as a result of the attack. It has also been reported that several people became trapped in a shelter in the city during the assault.
Details about the full consequences of the attack, potential casualties, and the exact extent of the damage are still being clarified.
