Russia launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least three, officials say

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 three and injured 20 more in Kyiv early on Thursday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app, damaging buildings and leaving parts of the Ukrainian capital without power.

Ukrainian capital Kyiv under attack by Russian ballistic missiles, mayor says  Reuters

Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, damaging a children’s hospital, residential and non-residential buildings and sparking fires in several districts.

Russian ballistic missile attack rocks Kyiv, damages children's hospital  kyivindependent.com

A central book market in Kyiv was hit by a Russian strike on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze, describes the strikes as an attack on "Ukrainian culture, the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian identity.” She says that “since the beginning of the summer, Russia has already destroyed millions o