Ukraine War · 08 September, 2026 · 2 min read
Russia Resumes Strikes on Kyiv After Three-Day Halt, Killing Three
Russia resumed Kyiv strikes with missiles and drones after a three-day pause. Casualties reported include multiple dead and numerous injuries in Kyiv.
The death toll.
2 of 3 outlets skipped it: poland activated fighter and air-defence protocols near the border.
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CNN
“killing three people, one day after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the region”Read the original ↗
Al-Jazeera Net
“5 people killed and about 30 others injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on the capital Kyiv”
Translated from the original.
Read the original ↗CNN reports three killed, while Al Jazeera reports five killed, a major casualty disagreement.
Pause Ends, Strikes Resume
A series of explosions shook Kyiv early Tuesday as Russia resumed strikes on the Ukrainian capital after a three-day halt, with AFP journalists reporting the blasts and car alarms sounding in the city centre.
“killing three people, one day after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the region”
The Kyiv city military administration declared an air raid alert and reported a missile attack, while AFP journalists saw plumes of smoke and the glow of a fire.
CNN reported that Russia pounded Kyiv on Tuesday morning with missiles and drones, killing three people and wounding 16 others, citing Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi.C
In Kyiv’s Solomyanskyi district, emergency services said people were rescued after being trapped in a five-story residential block damaged in the onslaught.
The attack came one day after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv and Moscow as part of an attempt to kickstart stalled peace talks, and the 72-hour truce expired on Tuesday.
Casualties, Damage, and Claims
Ukrainian officials and media accounts differed on the toll, with DW reporting that at least two people were killed in the early hours and eight others were injured in a new missile-and-drone attack.
The Kyiv Independent said the overnight strike killed at least three people and injured 16 others, describing damage to residential buildings, a school, warehouses, and vehicles.
CNN quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling the assault “complex” and designed by Russia “to “cause as much harm to life as possible.”C
In Kyiv, Reuters reported loud explosions and said Kyiv’s military administration activated air defense systems after the detection of a new Russian attack following the three-day halt.
The Kyiv Independent also described air-raid warnings and said monitoring channels reported at least 12 ballistic missiles targeted the city in the span of about an hour.
Diplomacy vs. Escalation
The resumption of attacks followed the diplomatic pause ordered by Vladimir Putin, with BSS reporting that Putin ordered the ceasefire as US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend.
““the three-day moratorium on attacks against Kyiv, established on the occasion of the visit of the American negotiators to Ukraine, has come to an end.””
DW said Russian media confirmed the end of the truce and cited TASS confirming that “the three-day moratorium on attacks against Kyiv, established on the occasion of the visit of the American negotiators to Ukraine, has come to an end.”
In Kyiv, Zelensky said the attack underscored the need for interceptors, telling partners that “ballistic missiles remain particularly difficult to intercept,” and that “every day we make the case to our partners for our need for interceptors.”
The Kyiv Independent reported that Zelensky described the interception of almost all Russian cruise missiles as “a good result,” while adding “We need (interceptor) missiles.”
Beyond Kyiv, the Spanish-language report said Poland activated its military aviation and air-defense systems preventively as Russian drones and missiles approached its border, and it described the attack as involving “un total de 166 drones” and Ukrainian claims of intercepting “142” drones and “31” cruise missiles.