Will Russia target Kyiv on October 16, 2026?
The market favoured Yes at 95% a day out, and it won. How often it's right
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 100% |
| 16 Oct, 17:55 UTC | 99% |
| 16 Oct, 17:29 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 16:53 UTC | 98% |
| 16 Oct, 16:20 UTC | 98% |
| 16 Oct, 15:59 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 15:24 UTC | 86% |
| 16 Oct, 14:52 UTC | 90% |
| 16 Oct, 14:23 UTC | 90% |
| 16 Oct, 13:45 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 13:24 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 12:56 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 12:26 UTC | 91% |
| 16 Oct, 11:02 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 10:49 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 10:21 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 09:54 UTC | 94% |
| 16 Oct, 09:26 UTC | 92% |
| 16 Oct, 08:59 UTC | 93% |
| 16 Oct, 08:27 UTC | 94% |
| 16 Oct, 07:53 UTC | 95% |
| 16 Oct, 07:24 UTC | 95% |
| 16 Oct, 06:43 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 06:29 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 05:35 UTC | 98% |
| 16 Oct, 05:21 UTC | 98% |
| 16 Oct, 04:56 UTC | 98% |
| 16 Oct, 04:01 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 03:43 UTC | 98% |
| 16 Oct, 03:29 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 02:55 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 02:09 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 01:56 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 01:15 UTC | 96% |
| 16 Oct, 00:55 UTC | 97% |
| 16 Oct, 00:28 UTC | 96% |
| 15 Oct, 23:42 UTC | 96% |
| 15 Oct, 23:28 UTC | 97% |
| 15 Oct, 22:42 UTC | 96% |
| 15 Oct, 22:15 UTC | 96% |
| 15 Oct, 20:45 UTC | 93% |
| 15 Oct, 19:56 UTC | 94% |
| 15 Oct, 19:09 UTC | 93% |
| 15 Oct, 16:14 UTC | 94% |
| 15 Oct, 15:38 UTC | 93% |
| 15 Oct, 06:53 UTC | 94% |
| 15 Oct, 04:56 UTC | 93% |
| 15 Oct, 02:29 UTC | 93% |
| 15 Oct, 00:42 UTC | 93% |
| 14 Oct, 21:56 UTC | 94% |
| 14 Oct, 20:59 UTC | 93% |
| 14 Oct, 11:17 UTC | 92% |
| 14 Oct, 10:57 UTC | 91% |
| 14 Oct, 08:09 UTC | 91% |
| 14 Oct, 05:49 UTC | 90% |
| 14 Oct, 05:01 UTC | 91% |
| 14 Oct, 04:34 UTC | 90% |
| 14 Oct, 04:27 UTC | 90% |
| 14 Oct, 03:48 UTC | 89% |
| 14 Oct, 00:21 UTC | 88% |
| 13 Oct, 23:53 UTC | 88% |
| 13 Oct, 23:25 UTC | 89% |
| 13 Oct, 22:31 UTC | 88% |
| 13 Oct, 20:56 UTC | 87% |
| 13 Oct, 20:06 UTC | 85% |
| 13 Oct, 19:58 UTC | 86% |
| 13 Oct, 14:42 UTC | 85% |
| 13 Oct, 13:18 UTC | 86% |
| 13 Oct, 12:15 UTC | 86% |
| 13 Oct, 09:53 UTC | 85% |
| 13 Oct, 09:26 UTC | 86% |
| 13 Oct, 08:53 UTC | 85% |
| 13 Oct, 08:27 UTC | 83% |
| 13 Oct, 07:55 UTC | 82% |
| 13 Oct, 07:21 UTC | 82% |
| 13 Oct, 06:42 UTC | 79% |
| 13 Oct, 06:28 UTC | 79% |
| 13 Oct, 05:55 UTC | 77% |
| 13 Oct, 05:28 UTC | 64% |
| 13 Oct, 04:54 UTC | 60% |
| 13 Oct, 04:15 UTC | 55% |
| 12 Oct, 04:15 UTC | 87% |
What counts
The market resolves to Yes if Russia launches an air strike or surface-to-surface missile at Kyiv on October 16, 2026, regardless of whether the munitions are intercepted. It resolves to No if no such qualifying action occurs, including cases where only small-arms fire, cyber operations, or unexecuted threats happen.
Written from Polymarket's resolution rules by the same model that writes our headlines. The rules on Polymarket are what decides it.
Outcomes
- Yes 100%
- No 0%
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