{"id":1941,"date":"2026-08-05T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:00:12","slug":"russia-strikes-ukrainian-capital-kyiv-with-ballistic-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1941","title":{"rendered":"Russia strikes Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (1 min)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button 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wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Russian forces have attacked Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, with a wave of ballistic missiles, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes early on Wednesday morning come after at least <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/3\/more-than-10-killed-as-russia-and-ukraine-trade-heavy-attacks\">27 people were killed<\/a> in separate attacks in Ukraine and Russia earlier this week, with the five-year-long conflict showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/28\/kyiv-warns-iran-against-escalation-after-ukraines-caspian-sea-attack\">Kyiv warns Iran against escalation after Ukraine\u2019s Caspian Sea attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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20-storey residential building in the city\u2019s Obolon district is on fire following the Russian attack.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Telegram, Klitschko also said that\u00a0air defence units were in action to repel the assault.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv\u2019s military administration said warehouse buildings had been set ablaze in two districts. \u201cThe danger remains high,\u201d the administration added.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has in recent months urged its allies for more supplies of US-made Patriot missile interceptors to protect its airspace against Russian ballistic attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a lack of ballistic missile interceptors \u201conly encourages Russia to launch such attacks that take human lives\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/28\/ukraines-zelenskyy-hails-good-meeting-with-trump-at-white-house\">Zelenskyy met US President<\/a>\u00a0Donald Trump last Tuesday, partly to lobby Washington for licences to produce Patriots domestically.<\/p>\n<p>United Nations human rights monitors have voiced concern about the rising numbers of civilian casualties, which have reached their highest levels since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (1 min) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Attacks on civilians in Ukraine and Russia have intensified in recent weeks [Tetiana Dzhafarova\/AFP] By AFP and Reuters Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 Russian forces have attacked Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, with a wave of 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