--- title: "Night Attack on Kyiv: Five Dead, Flattened Floors of a High-Rise and People Trapped Under the Rubble" description: "Russia's nighttime ballistic attack on Kyiv killed five people and injured 23. Warehouses and residential buildings are burning in three districts of the capital, people remain trapped under the rubble, and the oblast is experiencing power outages." date: 2026-08-20T02:04:04.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/night-attack-on-kyiv-five-dead-flattened-floors-people-trapped-under-rubble tags: [kyiv-attack, russia-missiles, ukraine, fire, emergency-services, browary] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Night Attack on Kyiv: Five Dead, Flattened Floors of a High-Rise and People Trapped Under the Rubble ![Firefighters extinguish a damaged floor of an apartment building in Kyiv after a night attack, water stream and rubble on the ground](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/20/nochnaya-ataka-na-kiev-pogibshie-razrusheniya-zablokirovannye-lyudi/nochnaya-ataka-na-kiev-pogibshie-razrusheniya-zablokirovannye-lyudi-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Five people were killed and 23 injured in Kyiv as a result of the nighttime ballistic missile attack; the figures are being revised. - Impacts were recorded in the Svytoshyn, Darnytsia, and Solomiansk districts: warehouse fires, and the 8th and 9th floors of a nine-story building were destroyed. - People remain trapped in two residential buildings and a school shelter; the SES and emergency services are working on the scene. - A man was killed in Brovary, and the community is without electricity; power outages have been recorded in several districts of Kyiv. On the night of August 20, 2026, the capital of Ukraine came under a massive ballistic missile strike, which, according to available data, was launched by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. As of the morning, rescue services continue to work at multiple impact sites: the city has recorded numerous fires, damage to residential and non-residential buildings, shattered windows, and vehicle fires. It has been officially confirmed that five people were killed in the attack and a further 23 were injured, although emergency services stress that the final figures may be revised as the rubble is cleared. ### Scale of Destruction in Three Districts Impacts, destruction, and fires have been recorded in three districts of Kyiv — Svytoshyn, Darnytsia, and Solomiansk. One of the impacts hit the territory of an industrial facility: rescuers contained fires in two warehouse buildings of 500 and 1,000 square meters, and at another address — in yet another 500-square-meter warehouse. One dead body was found at the scene of this incident, and rescuers are currently extricating another person from under the rubble. ### Housing Stock and Medical Facilities Significant damage has also been inflicted on the housing stock: in one of the nine-story residential buildings, the eighth and ninth floors were destroyed, and the fire engulfed levels seven through nine. At other addresses, windows were blown out in residential buildings and in a medical facility building; cars, garages, and a shop caught fire. The fire in the garages has been extinguished, and at a separate address in a medical facility, where windows were shattered and a utility room and a car caught fire, the flames have also been put out. Earlier reports stated that a children's hospital was damaged in the strike. ### Trapped People and Rescuer Operations At a separate address, the impact hit a non-residential object, where a fire broke out in warehouse premises and vehicles covering an area of about 1,000 square meters; there, rescuers brought one person out and handed him over to medics. In two residential buildings and in a school shelter in one of the districts, people remain trapped. Units of the State Emergency Service (SES) and all relevant emergency services continue to work at the scenes, conducting reconnaissance of the rubble and extinguishing the remaining fire spots. ### Contradictory Data There is a discrepancy between the official figures and the wording of a number of media outlets. Officially, five dead and 23 injured have been named, while emergency services explicitly state that the number of casualties and the scale of destruction "may be revised." At the same time, some TV channels in their reports use phrasing about a "rapidly growing number of dead and injured" and "many dead," without tying it to a specific figure. In addition, the sources simultaneously mention a "children's hospital" and a "medical facility" with a utility room — this could be either the same object described from different angles or two different addresses, which requires further verification. ### Kyiv Oblast Without Power The strike hit not only the capital but also Kyiv Oblast. In Boryspil (Brovary), a man was killed, and the entire city community was left without electricity. Power outages have also been recorded in several districts of Kyiv; energy workers are already investigating the causes of the failures and working to restore power supply. The final picture of the attack's aftermath will be clarified as the rescue services complete their work. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [SES releases first photos of the aftermath of the occupiers' nighttime attack on Kyiv](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/dsns-pokazali-pershi-foto-naslidkiv-nichnoyi-1787190806.html) - Фото и подтверждение работы ГСЧС на местах пожаров и разрушений после ночной атаки. - [Nighttime attack on Kyiv and the oblast: dead, injured, destroyed housing, children's hospital, grocery ...](https://kochegarka.com.ua/nochnaya-ataka-na-kiev-i-oblast-pogibshie-ranenye-razbitoe-zhile-detskaya-bolnica-produktovye-sklady-i-obekty-krasnogo-kresta/) - Сводка по погибшим/раненым, повреждённой детской больнице, складам и объектам в области. - [Entrances destroyed, people trapped, many dead: Kyiv endures a horrific massive ...](https://kyiv.tsn.ua/ru/kyiv/massirovannyy-raketnyy-udar-po-kievu-kolichestvo-pogibshih-i-ranenyh-bystro-rastet-chto-izvestno-na-etot-chas-3151997.html) - Подтверждает заблокированных людей и разрушения; формулировки о «быстро растущем числе» погибших расходятся с официальной цифрой 5. - [People trapped in a shelter, a missile knocked out two floors of a high-rise: what is happening in Kyiv after ...](https://kyiv.tsn.ua/ru/kyiv/lyudey-zablokirovalo-v-ukrytii-raketa-snesla-dva-etazha-mnogoetazhki-proishodyaschee-v-kieve-posle-ataki-rf-foto-3152021.html) - Подтверждает заблокированных людей и разрушения; формулировки о «быстро растущем числе» погибших расходятся с официальной цифрой 5. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How many people were killed and injured in the nighttime attack on Kyiv? **A:** Five dead and 23 injured have been officially confirmed, although emergency services note that the final figures may be revised as the rubble is cleared. ### Q: In which districts of Kyiv were the consequences of the attack recorded? **A:** Impacts, destruction, and fires have been recorded in the Svytoshyn, Darnytsia, and Solomiansk districts of the capital. ### Q: What happened to the residential building and the medical facility? **A:** In the nine-story residential building, the 8th and 9th floors were destroyed, and the fire engulfed levels 7–9. At the medical facility, windows were blown out, and a utility room and a car caught fire; earlier reports also mentioned damage to a children's hospital. ### Q: Are people still trapped? **A:** Yes, people remain trapped in two residential buildings and in a school shelter in one of the districts; rescuers are extricating the injured from under the rubble. ### Q: What happened in Kyiv Oblast? **A:** A man was killed in Brovary, and the city community was left without electricity; power outages have also been recorded in several districts of Kyiv, and energy workers are investigating the causes.