A Russian bombardment struck Kyiv on August 5, 2026, killing 15 people, the Financial Times reported. The attack came as a Russian retaliatory 40-day air campaign against Ukraine expired that same day, according to the Financial Times.
Ukraine warned that its stocks of Patriot interceptors are running critically low, leaving its airspace open to Russian missile barrages. The BBC said Ukraine stated the shortage is costing lives and that the country's population is fully exposed to missile attacks as a result.