https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-missiles-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-as-air-defenses-dwindleContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-missiles-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-as-air-defenses-dwindlehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-missiles-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-as-air-defenses-dwindle#u45790Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:25:15 +0000Russian missiles struck Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine, killing at least 12 people in the capital. President Zelenskyy described the attack on Kyiv as massive. AP News reports 33 people were wounded in the barrage across the capital. These strikes occur as Russia exploits shortages in Ukrainian air defenses, which several reports indicate are faltering or dwindling. While most reports focus on the Kyiv casualties, Al Jazeera reports a separate Russian strike killed 3 people elsewhere in Ukraine.Why it mattersThe depletion of air defense munitions leaves Ukrainian cities vulnerable to aerial b