Kyiv residents face attacks with fewer defenses overhead

NPR | By Ailsa Chang,

Kathryn Fink, Janaya Williams

Published August 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM EDT

Another overnight attack killed at least 17 people in and around Kyiv. The strikes come as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of the interceptor missiles used to defend the capital.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Kathryn Fink

Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Janaya Williams

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