### [2026-08-1](/feed/2026/08/1/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian war
# Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says an overnight Russian missile attack has killed at least nine people and injured 24 others, while damaging buildings and causing fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/russian-missile-attack-kills-three-in-ukraines-kyiv)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-pounds-kyiv-with-missiles-2026-07-31/)

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