KYIV: Russia attacked Kyiv with drones on Thursday, the latest in a series of increasingly frequent daytime assaults on the capital, after strikes across the country wounded around a dozen people, authorities said. More than four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified its attacks on the capital, including during the day. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard multiple explosions, with air raid alerts sounding several times Thursday morning. Authorities said one man was wounded in the capital’s Golosiivsky district.
Russia attacks Kyiv with drones, wounds a dozen across Ukraine
Russia has recently intensified its attacks on the capital, including during the day
Russia also carried out its regular overnight attacks across the country
August 27, 2026 10:10
KYIV: Russia attacked Kyiv with drones on Thursday, the latest in a series of increasingly frequent daytime assaults on the capital, after strikes across the country wounded around a dozen people, authorities said.
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