{"id":2652970,"date":"2026-09-01T10:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-killed-in-ukraine-as-russia-launches-massive-aerial-assault\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:25:25","slug":"twelve-killed-in-ukraine-as-russia-launches-massive-aerial-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-killed-in-ukraine-as-russia-launches-massive-aerial-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve killed in Ukraine as Russia launches massive aerial assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwelve-killed-in-ukraine-as-russia-launches-massive-aerial-assault%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2652970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russia launched a large-scale, coordinated airstrike campaign against Ukraine, targeting Kyiv and Odesa regions with over 200 drones and missile types, resulting in 12 deaths and numerous injuries. The attack affected residential areas and civilian infrastructure,marking the sixth consecutive day of Russian bombardments on Kyiv amidst ongoing escalation. Ukrainian president Zelensky stated that intelligence indicates Russia\u2019s leader aims to escalate the conflict further, despite most Russian society favoring peace. Zelensky condemned the attacks on civilians and called for increased military aid, especially anti-missile defenses, emphasizing that Russian strikes are designed to maximize destruction when Ukraine\u2019s defenses are inadequate. the assaults continue to heighten tensions and casualties in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a> targeted Ukraine\u2019s capital city in a massive, coordinated airstrike campaign late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Twelve people were reportedly killed and over a dozen more injured as Russia launched over 200 drones, and a lethal combination of \u201canti-radar, ballistic, and cruise missiles\u201d on Kyiv. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assault began around 6 p.m. local time and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-drones-missiles-kyiv-odesa-7564a892bfb99a853aa150c8710b7985\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-drones-missiles-kyiv-odesa-7564a892bfb99a853aa150c8710b7985\">targeted Ukraine\u2019s Kyiv and Odesa regions<\/a>. The airstrikes marked the latest in a string of escalating attacks by Russia on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> over the last two weeks. Monday\u2019s attack was the sixth straight day that Russia bombarded Kyiv. The attacks reportedly targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure in and around Kyiv, continuing Russia\u2019s trend of attacks on nonmilitary targets. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4707438\/trump-administration-task-force-roadways-safer-trucking-industry-fraud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New task force created to improve road safety after fatal crashes involving illegal immigrants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4706873\/hakeem-jeffries-defends-meeting-jared-kushner-reality-governance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hakeem Jeffries defends meeting with Jared Kushner: \u2018Reality of governance\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4706518\/grand-canyon-flash-floods-recovery-rain\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Grand Canyon flood recovery efforts hampered by more incoming rain<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that intelligence assessments showed that Russia planned to increase its attacks on Ukraine, both in frequency and magnitude. Zelensky lamented this reality, explaining that Russian President Vladimir Putin was insistent on \u201cmore war\u201d while claiming that Russian society has grown weary of the conflict.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For now, unfortunately, all the intel \u2013 both ours and our partners\u2019 \u2013 and all the signals from Russia indicate that the Russian leader personally wants more war. Even now, when the absolute majority of his own society would agree to stop the war along the line of contact. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OxTa3tmS5R\">pic.twitter.com\/OxTa3tmS5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2094470995968938432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor now, unfortunately, all the intel- both ours and our partners\u2019 \u2014 and all the signals from Russia indicate that the Russian leader personally wants more war,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2094470995968938432?s=46\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2094470995968938432?s=46\">Zelensky said in a video<\/a> posted to his X account. \u201cEven now, when the absolute majority of his own society would agree to stop the war along the line of contact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky also discussed the ramifications of Russia\u2019s airstrikes on Ukraine. He criticized Russia for targeting civilians while expressing condolences to the victims and the families of those killed in the attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn many cities and communities, work to address the aftermath of the Russian attack has been ongoing since last night \u2013 nearly 350 first responders are involved in Kyiv and the region alone,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2094672472146633082?s=46\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2094672472146633082?s=46\">Zelensky said<\/a>. \u201cA significant number of jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles were used in the attack. Unfortunately, residential buildings and civilian infrastructure have been damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4705316\/ukraine-reveals-intelligence-russia-planning-new-ground-offensive\/\"><strong>UKRAINE REVEALS INTELLIGENCE THAT RUSSIA IS PLANNING NEW GROUND OFFENSIVE ON CAPITAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Kyiv, a strike on a railway depot killed 7 people,\u201d said Zelensky. \u201cThe Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, and Dnipro regions also came under attack. Overall, 12 people were killed, among them an Indian citizen, and dozens more were injured in the attack. My condolences to everyone who has lost family and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In many cities and communities, work to address the aftermath of the Russian attack has been ongoing since last night \u2013 nearly 350 first responders are involved in Kyiv and the region alone. A significant number of jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles were used in the\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cg4ik0V2F\">pic.twitter.com\/8cg4ik0V2F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2094672472146633082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also asked for help from Ukraine\u2019s allies, specifically an increase in the number of \u201cdeliveries\u201d of anti-missile weapons. While expressing gratitude for assistance from his country\u2019s allies, Zelensky reinforced that there is a correlation between the number of weapons Ukraine receives and the number of victims killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia always plans its strikes specifically to cause as much destruction to people\u2019s lives as possible, and it succeeds only when air defense capabilities are insufficient,\u201d said Zelensky. \u201cI am grateful to everyone helping Ukraine receive anti-ballistic capabilities through PURL and bilateral supplies, and it is very important that these deliveries increase this fall. The number of victims of Russian terror directly hinges on every new package of assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launches large Kyiv airstrike, kills 12, injures dozens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2652971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-4.54.40-AM-e1788252979990.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58444,13980,5237,4280,6991],"class_list":["post-2652970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aerial-assault","tag-casualties","tag-conflict","tag-russia","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-4.54.40-AM-e1788252979990.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2652970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2652974,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652970\/revisions\/2652974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2652970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2652970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2652970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}