💥 Attack

On September 2, Russian forces launched a massive combined attack on Kyiv using Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from seven Tu-95MS bombers, KN-24/Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Kyiv came under a massive combined attack on September 2

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The assault included Kh-101 missiles launched from seven Tu-95MS bombers

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The assault included KN-24/Iskander-M ballistic missiles

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

An unmanned aerial vehicle targeted the city

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

As a result of a missile attack by Russian troops in four districts of Kyiv, debris fell and there are fires.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In the early hours of the morning on Sept. 2, several waves of explosions were heard in Kyiv when air defenses intercepted cruise and ballistic missiles in yet another attack on the capital. Three people were injured.

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:48:13.092Z

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