International11 August 2026

Sirens sound as Russian strikes hit children's hospital overnight

Sirens sounded across Kyiv shortly after midnight and I heard loud explosions, likely to have been air defences trying to shoot down incoming missiles.

A second air raid alert woke people here around 3am.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city was under Russian ballistic missile attack and medical teams were responding.

A warehouse on the outskirts was on fire and one person was reported hurt.

A children’s hospital was also struck but the patients and staff were sheltering.

-BBC
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