Night of horror over Kyiv as Russian drone blitz kills 17, injures 44

Ukraine is struggling with a limited supply of interceptor missiles for its US-made Patriot air defence systems, currently the only weapons in its arsenal capable of destroying ballistic missiles. 09:06, Wed, Aug 5, 2026 Updated: 09:23, Wed, Aug 5, 2026 Ukraine: Emergency services respond to Russian strike on Kyiv A massive Russian drone and missile blitz killed 17 people and injured 44 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday. Moscow launched 24 ballistic missiles, four additional missiles believed to be either hypersonic Zircons or supersonic Oniks, and 115 drones, many of them jet-powered, in one of the largest assaults on the Ukrainian capital this summer.Mr Zelensky said the attack had mainly targeted civilian businesses, warehouses, infrastructure and a railway station rather than military facilities. He said sites hit included a brewing company, building materials depots and logistics centres with “no connection to the war”.Firefighters put out a fire after Russian missiles hit a warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. (Image: AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)Firefighters in action after Russian airstrikes (Image: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/AFP via Ge...