A man walks past as the body of local residents killed during an overnight Russian attack are removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv residents surveyed damage and sheltered in subway stations after an overnight Russian missile and drone attack, carrying pets past bodies and damaged buildings. An injured parking security guard stood by his booth, his pants torn from the blast.
Parking security guard Oleksandr Hnatiuk, 57, smokes a cigarette in front of the booth where he was injured during an overnight Russian missile and drone attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A woman is comforted as the body of her relative killed during an overnight Russian attack is removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)People take shelter in a metro station during a night Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)A woman stands next to a crater left during an overnight Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A woman whose grandson was killed during an overnight Russian missiles and drones attack sits on a bench in front of heavily damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A local resident stands next to destroyed cars after an overnight Russian missiles and drones attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A woman walks among debris scattered after an overnight missiles and drones Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)People take shelter in a metro station during a night Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)A man stands next to debris and destroyed cars after an overnight Russian missiles and drones attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A local resident looks inside a destroyed car next to heavily damaged residential buildings after an overnight Russian attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A youth removes scattered debris next to cars destroyed by an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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