STORY: An apartment building was severely damaged by a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early on Saturday (August 1).

At least three people were killed and several people were trapped in a partially collapsed building as a result of the strike, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

More than a dozen explosions reverberated through the city, according to Reuters witnesses.

Russia has stepped up attacks on the capital in recent months, while Ukraine is chronically short of air defences capable of downing ballistic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound.

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (AUGUST 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. BYSTANDER ENDING CALL BEHIND DAMAGED APARTMENT

2. FIREFIGHTERS THROWING DEBRIS INTO PILE

3. VARIOUS OF BYSTANDERS LOOKING AT APARTMENT

4. MEDIA WORKERS DOCUMENTING APARTMENT

5. WATER CASCADING FROM APARTMENT

6. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS INSPECTING APARTMENT DAMAGE

7. DEBRIS FROM DAMAGED APARTMENT

8. FIREFIGHTERS DIGGING THROUGH DEBRIS

9. FIREFIGHTERS CHATTING WITH BYSTANDER

10. BYSTANDER STANDING WITH LUGGAGE

11. AUTHORITY FIGURE TAKING CALL

12. PERSON ENTERING APARTMENT

13. WOMAN REACTING TO DAMAGED APARTMENT