WorldRussian ballistic missile strikes killed at least three and injured 20 more ​in Kyiv early on Thursday, according to Mayor Vitali ​Klitschko, damaging apartments, non-residential buildings, warehouses and a children's hospital and leaving parts of the Ukrainian capital without ​power.Deadly strikes hit apartments, non-residential buildings, warehouses and a children's hospital, officials sayThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 19, 2026 10:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Smoke rises in Kyiv on Thursday, after Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital. (Eugene Kotenko/AFP/Getty Images)Russian ballistic missiles killed at least three and injured 20 more ​in Kyiv early on Thursday, according to Mayor Vitali ​Klitschko, damaging buildings and leaving parts of the Ukrainian capital without ​power. A fire broke out after the Russian attack struck the ⁠upper floors of ⁠a nine-storey residential building, ‌Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. He also said people were trapped in other locations as the Russian strikes hit apartments, non-residential buildings, warehouses and a children's hospital. A Reuters witness reported hearing more than ⁠a dozen explosions. Another person was killed in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital, a local official said separately on Telegram. A woman takes shelter inside an underground parking facility in Kyiv on Thursday during Russian missile strikes. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)Russia and ‌Ukraine exchange attacks daily following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and diplomatic efforts involving the United States and Europe have so far failed to bring ​a lasting ceasefire. Ukraine had handed proposals to end the war to U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and ⁠Jared Kushner, ⁠Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this month. Witkoff and Kushner, who were ⁠in ⁠Moscow last January, have not yet visited Kyiv. Russia did not receive specific proposals ​for possible ⁠new meetings with U.S. negotiators, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry, told the Izvestia newspaper, but she said Moscow would be ready to arrange a meeting at short notice. WATCH | Hundreds of Ukrainian drones fly in Russia:Massive Ukrainian drone strike batters targets deep inside RussiaAugust 16|Duration 1:52Ukraine hammered targets in Russia on Saturday, including Moscow, with hundreds of drones in one of its biggest attacks of the war so far, demonstrating its increasing ability to match Russia in long-range strikes.