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Russian forces attack Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles, officials say

By Thomson Reuters Aug 4, 2026 | 4:52 PM

Aug 5 (Reuters) – Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv ​with waves of ‌ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, officials said.

The city’s military administration, writing on ‌Telegram, ​said ⁠warehouse buildings had ⁠been set ablaze in two districts.

“The danger remains high,” the administration’s ​post said.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on ⁠Telegram that ⁠emergency crews had ​been dispatched to the ​scene of one strike ‌in a northern suburb. He said air defence units were ⁠in action to repel the assault.

The Ukrainian Air Force ⁠said ‌missiles had ⁠been deployed from ​at ‌least two different ​directions on ⁠the city of three million.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Edmund ​Klamann)