Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill four, including child

Attack comes as US Senate passes new Russia sanctions and Kyiv pleads for more interceptors. Russian strikes have killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding Kyiv, and another person was killed during an overnight ballistic ⁠attack as explosions rocked the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. A grandfather, grandmother and their 3-year-old grandson were killed by a double-tap drone strike in Pukhivka, in the Brovary District. The child’s parents, his 15-year-old brother and a neighbour who had came to the family’s aid were wounded, Zelenskyy said on X. One more person was reported dead in the capital after six ballistic missiles caused fires to break out across parts of the city.

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Scoop News DeskUkrainian · Published Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 4:18 AM UTCUpdated Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC

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In response to the latest wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, Sven Coppens, director of Plan International’s Ukraine Response, said such attacks “expose a dangerous new reality for civilians in Ukraine”. “We observe that multiple missiles are being launched at the same area within a short period of time, leaving civilians with less time to reach safety and placing greater pressure on already stretched air defence systems,” Coppens said in a statement sent to Al Jazeera. A grandfather, in the Brovary District.