Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Thursday, February 12, 2026, with missiles striking multiple locations throughout the city.
“A massive attack on the capital is ongoing,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on Telegram, according to reports from Reuters and Al Arabiya.
Klitschko stated that strikes hit both residential and non-residential buildings on both sides of the Dnipro River, which divides the city.
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Debris from the missiles fell near two residential buildings in one district, but no fires were reported. No casualties have been reported at this time.
Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the Ukrainian capital’s military administration, said at least one strike was recorded on the eastern outskirts of Kyiv.
Reuters witnesses reported hearing explosions throughout the city.
The city of Dnipro in southeastern Ukraine was also targeted, according to a post on Telegram from local governor Oleksandr Ganzha. Several private homes and cars sustained damage, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Air raid alerts remained in effect in Kyiv and Dnipro well after midnight local time.
Earlier, Ukrainian air strikes hit an oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, on Wednesday evening, February 11, 2026, sparking a fire, according to a Ukrainian military post on Facebook. Vladyslav Voloshyn, a Ukrainian military spokesperson for the southern region, told the Ukrinform news agency that Ukrainian forces still controlled Zaliznychne in the Zaporizhzhia frontline region, despite Russian claims of occupying the settlement.
Ukrainian strikes in Russia’s Belgorod region killed one civilian and injured at least seven others, according to local officials cited by the Russian news agency TASS. The attacks also damaged water infrastructure, disrupting water supplies to several villages in the Borisovsky and Rakityansky districts of Belgorod, which are located near the Russia-Ukraine border, according to a statement from the regional water company on Telegram.
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The renewed Russian attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities come as the conflict continues to escalate, raising concerns about the safety of civilians and the potential for further regional instability. The strikes underscore the ongoing challenges facing Ukraine as it seeks to defend its territory and maintain essential infrastructure.
