Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine, which has been defending itself against Russian aggression for four years, with rockets, cruise missiles and drones overnight. Dozens of people were injured. The Russians also hit the European Union mission in Kiev during the attack. The death toll from the Russian attack on Kiev has risen to 14, including three children aged two, 14 and 17. The toll is likely not final, with at least ten people still missing.
19:53 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Hungarian ambassador and handed him a note of protest over Budapest's discrimination against the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on Thursday. He specifically mentioned the case of the commander of the Ukrainian drone unit, Robert Brovdi, known by the nickname Hungarian, who was banned by Budapest from entering the country and the entire Schengen area of free movement due to attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia. In response to the Hungarian move, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski invited Brovdi to Poland.
18:10 Germany said on Thursday it was aware of reports of suspicious surveillance drones flying over routes used by the United States and its allies to transport military equipment to Ukraine. Berlin is closely monitoring the situation, an unnamed foreign ministry official told Reuters.
The New York Times (NYT) reported on the drone movements over East Germany on Thursday, citing American and European officials.
Russia has denied any connection to the drones. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was not fully familiar with the NYT report. “But it’s hard to imagine, because the Germans would have clearly seen it and certainly wouldn’t have been silent. So it all looks more like another fake news,” he said.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned of large-scale hybrid attacks by Russia in this regard."They could take the form of attempted assassinations. They could take the form of jamming commercial aircraft in the Baltics or cyberattacks on a large NATO country," Rutte said at an event in the German city of Würzburg."We know that Russia is capable of a lot. In this case too, we should not be naive and I know that Germany is not naive," the secretary general was quoted as saying by the DPA agency.
Reuters recalls that, according to Western states, Russia has set warehouse fires in Britain, carried out a cyberattack on a dam in Norway and is attempting to disrupt and damage undersea cables in the Baltic Sea as part of its sabotage activities. According to them, these actions are aimed at destabilizing Europe and undermining support for Ukraine.
15:06 The number of victims of the Russian attack on Kiev continues to rise. The head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital, Timur Tkachenko, recently reported 18 deaths. This happened after rescuers freed another body from the rubble. According to the authorities, four children are among the victims. The toll is probably not final. Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine, which has been defending itself against Russian aggression for the fourth year, with rockets, guided missiles and drones at night. Dozens of people were injured, according to Tkachenko, ten children are among them.
14:35 Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday against taking retaliatory measures if Austria decides to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). According to him, Moscow has already taken such steps in response to the"military threats" posed by Finland and Sweden's NATO membership. Medvedev also claims that Russia has the right to veto any decision by Austria to join NATO, the Russian news agency TASS reported.
14:30 Russia is testing Germany's ability and willingness to defend itself on a daily basis. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this after visiting the military naval base in Rostock on the Baltic Sea. He reiterated that Germany plans to defend the territorial integrity of NATO member countries if necessary.
14:20 The death toll from the Russian drone and missile attack on Kiev on Thursday night has risen to at least 17.
Rescue efforts continued as the search for possible survivors trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings continued. Four children, the youngest two years old, were among the victims.
"A precise strike destroyed a building next to the European Union representation. The blast wave severely damaged our building and also the apartment building where many of my colleagues live. Fortunately, everyone is safe. But they are shaken and terrified," EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová wrote on Facebook."The war has directly affected the European Union," she added.
NATO chief Mark Rutte said he had spoken to both von der Leyen and Kallas about the damage to the EU mission building, Reuters reported."These attacks show once again that when it comes to Russia, we cannot be naive," he added.
13:50 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter discussed the peace process and assistance for the reconstruction of Ukraine with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko in Bern on Thursday, the Swiss government announced.
Both countries also announced 12 projects that will be implemented by Swiss companies, with the support of the Swiss government, as part of the reconstruction of Ukraine, in the areas of infrastructure, public transport, healthcare and so-called humanitarian demining.
Among the selected companies are Geberit, which plans to install sanitary facilities, Divario, which will build prefabricated houses, and Roche Diagnostics, which will set up a medical laboratory. The Swiss government will provide these companies with approximately 100 million Swiss francs (107 million euros).
13:15 The number of victims of the Russian attack on Kiev continues to rise. The head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital, Timur Tkachenko, recently reported 15 dead, including four children. The toll is apparently not final, with authorities also mentioning at least ten missing. Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with rockets, cruise missiles and drones at night. Dozens of people were injured, including ten children, according to Tkachenko. The Russians also hit the European Union mission in Kiev, the agencies wrote.
The Russians used a large number of jet-powered drones and a large number of missiles in the attack, two of which hit a residential building, Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat said on television. The air defense did everything in its power under the circumstances, he stressed, according to the UNIAN agency. Ihnat admitted that in the case of five missiles and 30 drones, one can speak of direct hits.
13:05 Leaders from several European countries condemned Russia's overnight attack on Kiev on Thursday, which killed at least 15 people, including four children. French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of"terror and barbarity." EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas summoned the Russian ambassador in Brussels in response to the attack, which also damaged the EU mission building in Kiev.
Other European politicians have commented on Russia's latest attack, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauséda, Latvian President Edgars Rinkévičs, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathern added that the building was severely damaged by the blast, calling it"Moscow's real response to peace efforts" to end the war in Ukraine.
12:45 "The special military operation continues. The Russian armed forces are also fulfilling their tasks, continuing to strike against military and military-related targets. At the same time, Russia remains interested in continuing the negotiation process in order to achieve the goals it has set itself through political and diplomatic means," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, according to agencies. Moscow refers to the war against its neighboring country, launched on the orders of Vladimir Putin, as a"special military operation."
The spokesman accused Ukraine of attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure. He also claimed that, despite the attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian refineries, everything was in the fuel market and the government had the situation under control."No agreements (on a ceasefire in the air) have been made," Peskov said, urging that the negotiations required discretion.
12:30 Russian authorities have announced that a ban on gasoline exports is being extended until October 31 in an effort to lower fuel prices. Russia, one of the world's largest oil producers, has taken several measures in recent months to lower fuel prices. This month, they reached near record highs.
The Russian government announced on the Telegram communication platform that it had introduced a"new temporary ban on the export of gasoline for cars" with the aim of "maintaining a stable situation on the domestic fuel market."
Gasoline prices in Russia have risen sharply after Ukrainian attacks on refineries.
12:25 Russian President Vladimir Putin is killing children and civilians and destroying hopes for peace, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said after an attack on Kiev that killed 14 people. French President Emmanuel Macron called the overnight attack on Ukraine barbaric, Reuters reported today.
"My thoughts are with all those affected by the senseless Russian strikes on Kiev, which also damaged the British Council building," Starmer said on the X network, calling for an end to the bloodshed. Representatives of the British educational and cultural organization said their building in Kiev was severely damaged in the overnight strike, AFP reported.
My thoughts are with all those affected by the senseless Russian strikes on Kyiv which have damaged the British Council building.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) August 28, 2025
Putin is killing children and civilians, and sabotaging hopes of peace.
This bloodshed must end.
Macron expressed his full support for the Ukrainian people and the survivors at the X."629 missiles and drones in a single night over Ukraine: this is Russia's desire for peace. Terror and barbarity," he said."France condemns these senseless and cruel attacks in the strongest possible terms," the French president added.
629 missiles and drones en une nuit sur l'Ukraine : voilà la volonté de paix de la Russie. Terror and barbarism. Les bureaux de la Délégation de l’Union européenne…
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron)
August 28, 2025
12:20 Russian armed forces struck Ukrainian arms factories and military airfields with high-precision long-range weapons overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Ukrainian authorities in Kiev have been dealing with the aftermath of a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that hit residential buildings and killed at least 14 people, including three children, since this morning.
"The objectives of the strike were achieved, all designated objects were hit," the Russian ministry wrote on the Telegram social network. The Russian attack also damaged the building of the European Union and the British Council in Kiev.
Russia sent 598 drones against Ukraine overnight, two Kinzhal missiles, which Russia describes as hypersonic, nine Iskander-M missiles or their North Korean equivalent KN-23, and 20 flat-track Kh-101 missiles launched from strategic bombers, the Ukrainian Air Force announced this morning.
Moscow has used phrases about long-range precision strikes on arms factories and military installations in past attacks that have resulted in civilian casualties among Ukrainians. Russia has denied since the beginning of the war that its forces have targeted civilians, although the UN has since verified and confirmed that thousands of civilians, including women and children, have died in the war, which was launched on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
12:15 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas called on Russia on Thursday to stop the killing and start negotiations to end its war against Ukraine, following a large-scale attack on Kiev.
"Russia must immediately stop its indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure and engage in negotiations for a just and lasting peace," Leyen wrote on X.
Kallas added that while"the world is looking for a path to peace, Russia is responding with missiles." Russia's nighttime attack on Kiev, she said, is evidence of"a deliberate attempt to escalate the conflict and make a mockery of peace efforts." "Russia must stop killing and start negotiating," the EU's foreign policy chief added.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský also called the attack a despicable display of contempt for peace negotiations. According to him, the Czech Republic will continue to stand by Ukraine, which has been resisting the Russian invasion since February 2022.
The AP reported that it was the first large-scale Russian attack on Kiev in weeks and at a time when US President Donald Trump is trying to end the more than three-year war. It is also one of the largest air strikes - according to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia sent 629 drones and missiles against Ukraine, including hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and ballistic missiles.
11:40 Ukrainian drones attacked two Russian refineries in the Krasnodar region and the Samara region on Thursday night, causing fires, the Meduza server reported, citing local authorities and footage from social networks. Ukrainian drones today hit a Russian Buyan-M-class missile corvette in the Sea of Azov, which serves as a carrier of Kalibr flat-track missiles used to attack Ukraine, and forced it to sail away, according to the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR. One drone first hit the vessel's radar, and another then the side of the ship.
11:07 A Russian attack damaged power facilities in several regions and led to local power outages, Reuters reported, citing the operator of Ukraine's power grid. An attack on critical infrastructure in the Vinnytsia region in the central part of the country deprived 60,000 customers in three dozen villages of electricity, the head of the regional administration, Natalya Zabolotna, said.
The Russian attacks hit railway infrastructure and the fleet of Intercity high-speed trains, causing delays of many hours. One train was seriously damaged, Ukrainian Railways reported.
11:05 Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine, which has been defending itself against Russian aggression for four years, with rockets, cruise missiles and drones at night. Dozens of people were injured. The Russians also hit the European Union mission in Kiev during the attack.
According to Zelensky, the attacks are Russia's clear response to all those who, after weeks and months, have been calling for a ceasefire and real diplomacy.
"Russia chooses ballistic missiles instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war. And that means that Russia is still not afraid of the consequences. It is still exploiting the fact that at least part of the world is overlooking the murdered children and looking for an excuse for Putin," Zelensky wrote on X. According to him, it is time for new and tougher sanctions against Russia. He also called for a clear response from countries such as China and Hungary.
Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike. Another massive attack against our cities and communities. Killings again. Tragically, at least 8 people have already been confirmed dead. One of them is a…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 28, 2025
11:00 In an interview with USA Today on Wednesday, US Vice President J. D. Vance described the February heated exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office as"useful". According to him, the verbal conflict contributed to the differences between Washington and Kiev coming to the surface.
Trump and Zelensky had a fight at the White House
10:52 Russia sent 598 drones, two Kinzhal missiles, which Russia describes as hypersonic, nine Iskander-M missiles or their North Korean equivalent KN-23, and 20 Kh-101 flat-track missiles launched from strategic bombers against Ukraine at night. The defenders managed to destroy 563 drones, one Kinzhal missile, seven Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles, and 18 Kh-101 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force announced.
It admitted that it had recorded missile and drone strikes in 13 locations, and debris from downed drones had landed in 26 locations, it added. It warned that the airstrikes were continuing.
10:48 The death toll from a massive Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Thursday night has risen to at least 14, including three children, emergency services there said.
Nearly 48 other people were injured and extensive material damage occurred. The building of the European Union diplomatic mission in Kiev was also damaged, as confirmed by the President of the European Council, António Cosa, and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andriy Sybiha.
Russia attacked Ukraine on Thursday night with a total of 629 drones and missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and ballistic missiles. There was massive damage to residential and other buildings in seven districts of the Ukrainian capital, local officials said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram platform that the youngest victim was a three-year-old child. He added that Kiev had declared a day of mourning for Friday in connection with the attack.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the attack is a demonstration of Russia's response to diplomacy at a time of efforts by US President Donald Trump to end the war, Reuters adds.
10:15 The head of the Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Yermak said on Wednesday that he and the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov had visited Riyadh. According to him, the aim of the trip was to discuss Saudi Arabia's role in achieving peace in Ukraine.
Yermak announced the visit on the Telegram platform, adding that he and Umerov met with the Saudi defense minister and national security adviser.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening video address that the Kiev delegation will hold talks in Switzerland on Thursday and travel to New York on Friday, where it will meet with representatives of the US administration.
The meeting in New York was previously confirmed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who added that Washington is also continuing negotiations with Russia regarding an end to the war in Ukraine.
10:00 All NATO member states will meet their long-term goal of spending two percent of GDP on defense this year. However, only three of them - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia - are currently meeting the new target set by the alliance in June, which increased defense spending to 3.5 percent of GDP. This follows from NATO data published on Thursday, TASR writes, according to Reuters.
9:55 Germany has already identified all the people suspected of participating in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. The German newspapers Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung and the ARD station reported this, citing their sources. According to them, the commando consisted of seven people, all of whom were citizens of Ukraine. German authorities have not confirmed the information.
9:49 Massive Russian drone and missile attacks damaged the EU mission building in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Thursday night. According to AFP, this was confirmed by European Council President António Costa and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha in a post on the social network X.
Costa said he was"horrified" by the latest series of deadly Russian strikes on Kiev, which also damaged the EU's diplomatic mission building.
"The EU mission in Ukraine has been damaged. This requires condemnation not only from the EU, but also from the entire world. We express solidarity with our EU colleagues and are ready to provide assistance," Sybiha wrote on the X network. He added that Russia's attack was also aimed at diplomats, calling it a blatant violation of the UN Vienna Convention.
9:13 Russia attacked Ukraine's territory with 629 drones and missiles on Thursday night, the Ukrainian Air Force said. TASR reports according to an AFP report, which states that this is the second highest number of drones and missiles deployed so far in the war that has been going on since the end of February 2022.
Massive attacks on the capital Kiev on Thursday night left at least 10 people dead, including a child, Ukrainian prosecutors said, with 31 injured, Reuters reported.
The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement on social media that Moscow attacked with a total of 598 drones and 31 missiles, including two Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and nine ballistic missiles, which are difficult to intercept due to their speed, AFP quotes.
7:30 The Russian attack on Kiev overnight has claimed at least eight lives, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the X network. He said more people could still be under the rubble. Today's Russian missile and drone attacks are, he said, a clear response from Russia to all those who have been calling for a ceasefire and real diplomacy for weeks and months.
Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike. Another massive attack against our cities and communities. Killings again. Tragically, at least 8 people have already been confirmed dead. One of them is a…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 28, 2025
According to The Kyiv Independent, a 14-year-old child was among the dead. Several other children were also injured, the portal reported, citing Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. He added that almost all of the injured had been hospitalized.
"Tonight, Kiev will be subjected to a massive attack by the Russian terrorist state," Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the Kiev military administration, wrote on the Telegram platform before the Russian drone attack was launched.
6:00 At least three people, including a child, were killed and 24 others injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kiev overnight, the head of the local military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said, adding that the intensive airstrikes had damaged a number of residential buildings in several districts of the city. Rescuers are freeing residents from the rubble of a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district, while a 25-story building was damaged in Dniprovskaya.
The airstrike hit, among others, the Shevchenkivska, Solomyanska, Dniprovska and Darnytska districts of the capital. Tkachenko wrote on the Telegram network that several residential buildings and a kindergarten were hit in the Darnytska district, and a high-rise residential building in Dniprovska. Dozens of cars were also set on fire, and according to Tkachenko, hundreds of buildings were damaged in total. Rescue teams are assessing further damage in the field.
Among the three victims is a 14-year-old girl, and among the injured are a number of children aged seven to 17.
"Unfortunately, this is a typical style of Russian attacks. A combined attack from different directions. And systematically targeting ordinary residential buildings," Tkachenko wrote.
Kiev has repeatedly been the target of intense Russian air strikes in recent weeks, killing dozens of people - 31 in a single day at the end of July.
According to Ukrainian officials, this indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in a ceasefire or a peace agreement, which US President Donald Trump is trying to push through and which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also striving for.
