Russia struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads
On the night of August 5, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. Published video footage shows numerous simultaneous detonations following the missile’s explosion, which may indicate the use of a cluster warhead.
The footage shows that after the missile strikes, a large number of simultaneous explosions of individual components occur, which is a characteristic feature of cluster munitions that, upon detonation, scatter dozens of submunitions over the target.
However, no official confirmation of the warhead type has been released as of this writing.
Submunitions are designed to engage personnel, light armored vehicles, and unarmored targets over a large area.
When such munitions are used, the area of impact increases significantly, posing a particular danger to the civilian population, as the submunitions scatter over a large area and can cause indiscriminate damage.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the capital after midnight.
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, the attack caused large-scale fires in the city.
According to preliminary reports, one person was killed and at least 24 others were injured.
This is evidenced by videos posted on Telegram channels.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 20 times, using drones, artillery, and guided aerial bombs. The shelling damaged civilian infrastructure, but there were no casualties.
As a result of a nighttime attack by Russian forces on the Kyiv region on August 5, 2026, 14 people were killed and another 27 civilians were wounded. Rescue workers continue to deal with the aftermath of the strikes and extinguish fires in several districts of the region.
Over the past 24 hours, on August 4, Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhzhia region 1,052 times, striking 50 settlements in the region. Two people were injured as a result of shelling in Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia district.
On the night of August 5, Russian troops struck a critical infrastructure facility in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast. As a result of the attack, approximately 13,300 customers were left without electricity.
