Conflict & Security
Explosions Rock Kyiv as Russia's Strikes on Ukraine Continue
September 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM · Updated 22d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 12 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Russian attacks kill eight people across Ukraine as US steps up diplomacy
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
روسيا تقصف كييف وزيلينسكي يكشف عن مبادرة أمريكية لخفض التصعيد
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MAMasrawy
وسط تحذير من هجوم.. انفجارات قوية تهز العاصمة الأوكرانية كييف | مصراوي
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انفجارات قوية تهز كييف وسط تحذيرات من هجوم صاروخي
(opens the publisher’s site)About 10 explosions struck Kyiv Thursday after air-raid warnings, one day after Russian strikes killed at least 7 across Ukraine.
- About 10 strong explosions shook Kyiv early Thursday after authorities warned of a missile attack, setting off car alarms.
- Kyiv officials said the strikes killed 2 people and injured more than 40, damaging fuel stations, offices, a college building, and the railway network.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha accused Moscow of targeting Ukraine's main data centers to disrupt the flow of information.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said it struck a warehouse and military drone production facility in the Kyiv region and a ship in Odessa carrying military cargo.
- Ukraine's air force said Russia carried out the attack with ballistic missiles and 282 drones.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the strikes damaged the facade of a maternity hospital in the city.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed a US initiative proposing an energy ceasefire and reopening the grain corridor.
- Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine, including six in an attack on a farm in the Kharkiv region.
- Ukraine's air force said the assault also involved hypersonic missiles alongside the ballistic missiles and 282 drones.