At least 12 dead and dozens injured as Russian missiles blast children's hospital and civilian targets in Kyiv

At least 12 people were killed and dozens were injured after a Russian missile barrage overnight blasted a children's hospital and hit civilian targets in Kyiv.

A "massive" Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Wednesday night killed at least 12 people and injured more than 40 others.

Poland says it is activating a range of defensive measures in response to the strikes unfolding across the border

Strikes come as Ukraine struggles with a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles

Children’s hospital and residential areas hit in latest bombardment of capital and surrounding region A heavy Russian bombardment has killed at least 13 people in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities have said. A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the may

A medical facility and an educational institution were damaged, according to the city’s military administration.

Ten days after a Russian strike devastated Kyiv’s Pochaina flea market, vendors are selling salvaged goods on the street as they struggle to rebuild their livelihoods.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a children's hospital had been damaged in the overnight strikes.

Diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. and Europe have so far failed to bring a lasting ceasefire in the war

KYIV, Aug 20 - Russian ballistic missiles killed at least five people and injured over two dozen more in Kyiv early on Thursday, authorities said on the Telegram messaging app, damaging buildings and leaving parts of the Ukrainian capital without power.

Russian ballistic missiles kill at least three in Ukraine's Kyiv, mayor says  Reuters

At least 12 dead after hours-long Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv, children's hospital damaged  The Kyiv Independent

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for attacks in Dasht-e-Barchi, targeting Shiites who they consider heretics.