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Russia launched six ballistic missiles at Kyiv; Ukrainian forces report all were intercepted.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russia launched six ballistic missiles at Kyiv; Ukrainian forces report all were intercepted.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russia launched missile attack on Kyiv; air defense intercepted six Iskanders.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv using 'Iskanders' ballistic missiles.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched seven Iskander-M/S-400 missiles from Bryansk Oblast and occupied Crimea

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched 123 Shahed and decoy drones from multiple Russian locations

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched a missile attack against Kyiv on the morning of Feb. 12, killing one person and injuring four others, including a 9-year-old girl

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Four Iskander ballistic missiles were launched towards the capital

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.156Z

Source story: day-1087b-2025-02-15