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Russian troops fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its suburbs on the evening of August 5.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Censor.NET Kyiv Post

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Russian shops (military_unit) Kyiv (location) Ukrainian air defenses (military_unit) Serhii Popko (person) Russian forces (military_unit)

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Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian troops fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its suburbs on the evening of August 5

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian missiles and drones targeted the capital area as Ukrainian air defenses shot down most of them, with no casualties or major damage reported

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Serhii Popko wrote on Telegram: 'Stay in shelters until the air alert is canceled!'

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:22.483Z

Source story: explosions-were-heard-in-kharkiv