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SUN · 2026-02-22 · 10:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0222-18262
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Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs, killing 1

On Sunday, February 22, 2026, Russia launched a missile and drone barrage targeting the Kyiv region of Ukraine. According to Ukraine's Emergency Service, the attacks resulted in one fatality.

1 MIN READAssociated Press (AP)Filed 2026-02-22 · 10:23 GMTLean · CenterRead · 3 min
Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs, killing 1
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On Sunday, February 22, 2026, Russia launched a missile and drone barrage targeting the Kyiv region of Ukraine. According to Ukraine's Emergency Service, the attacks resulted in one fatality. The strikes caused damage to residential buildings, with emergency services responding to extinguish fires. The attacks occurred in the suburbs of Kyiv. Authorities have described a separate attack in Lviv as a terrorist act.

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Russia also struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, resulting in significant fires.

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The attack caused damage and fires to erupt in five districts in the suburbs of Kyiv.

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Eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings.

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One person was killed in the Kyiv region.

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Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs.

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Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs, killing 1 1 of 5 | Firefighters put out a fire after a drone hit a residential building during a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 2 of 5 | Firefighters put out a fire after a drone hit a residential building during a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 3 of 5 | Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 4 of 5 | Local residents react after a Russian drone attack that damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 5 of 5 | A municipal worker tries to wipe away bloodstains at the site of what authorities are describing as a “terrorist’ attack” in central Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys) 1 of 5 Firefighters put out a fire after a drone hit a residential building during a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 of 5 Firefighters put out a fire after a drone hit a residential building during a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 of 5 Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 4 of 5 Local residents react after a Russian drone attack that damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 5 of 5 A municipal worker tries to wipe away bloodstains at the site of what authorities are describing as a “terrorist’ attack” in central Lviv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said on Sunday. Another eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings, the service said. The attack caused damage and fires to erupt in five districts in the suburbs of Kyiv. In the village of Putrivka in the Fastiv district, emergency first responders worked on saving people buried under debris. Russia also struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, resulting in significant fires, which were later extinguished, the emergency service said.During the four years since Russia launched an all-out war on its neighbor, and despite a new push over the past year in U.S.-led peace efforts, Ukrainian civilians have endured constant aerial attacks. Russia has also ramped up attacks targeting the country’s energy grid, leaving Ukrainian civilians without electricity and heating amid harsh winter conditions. Ukraine’s Air Force said Sunday that Russia’s overnight barrage had included 297 drones and 50 missiles of various types, of which 274 drones and 33 missiles were shot down or neutralized. Of those remaining, 14 missiles and 23 drones struck 14 locations, it said. Three missiles were unaccounted for. Separately, an explosion in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv killed one person and injured 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post on Sunday. One person has been arrested over the incident, which is unrelated to Russia’s aerial attack on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian air defenses destroyed 86 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday.A security guard was injured and a fuel tank set alight when two Ukrainian drones hit an oil depot in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Luhansk, Moscow-installed leader Leonid Pasechnik said.
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