Russia strikes Kyiv twice in one day, killing at least 17, as Zelensky vows a ‘long-range’ response

Russia struck Kyiv with drones on the evening of August 20, starting fires in the Holosiivskyi district and a second nonresidential area, killing two people and injuring at least two more, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The city administration warned residents about degraded air quality and urged them to stay indoors.

The strike came less than a day after a larger combined attack overnight that killed at least 15 people and damaged dozens of buildings, including homes, a school, and a kindergarten. President Volodymyr Zelensky called that earlier assault among Russia's most calculated and large-scale, and vowed a 'just and long-range' response to Thursday's follow-up strike.

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