Massive Russian Attack Hits Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, Killing Child, Injuring Dozens

Russia carried out a combined drone and missile assault overnight on September 28, striking Kyiv, the wider Kyiv region, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy. The attacks caused multiple civilian casualties, damaged residential areas, and triggered emergency responses across Ukraine.

According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, at least four people were killed in the capital, including a 12-year-old girl, and more than a dozen others were injured.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that debris and strikes were recorded in several districts, while the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported fires and building collapses.

Residential buildings and vehicles were damaged, and the Institute of Cardiology sustained a direct hit, where two people were confirmed killed.

A five-story residential building in the Solomianskyi district also partially collapsed, and separate fires were reported at a fuel station and non-residential structures.

Regional authorities also reported extensive damage beyond the capital. According to Mykola Kalashnyk, head of the Kyiv Regional Administration, twenty-seven people were injured across Kyiv region.

Casualties were registered in Bucha, Fastiv, and Bila Tserkva districts, while additional incidents were recorded in Obukhiv and Boryspil. Emergency teams provided on-site treatment to the wounded.

In Zaporizhzhia, at least twenty-one people were injured following consecutive strikes during the night and early morning, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

Initial attacks damaged a fuel station and private homes, while later strikes ignited apartments in a multi-story residential building. Children were among the injured, and several victims remain in serious condition.

In Sumy, Russian drones destroyed seven trucks and damaged an infrastructure facility, according to local authorities. The attack caused large fires, which were extinguished by the State Emergency Service. No casualties were reported.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia used Shahed-type drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles launched from multiple platforms, including Tu-95MS bombers.

A total of 643 aerial targets were detected during the September 27–28 attack, of which 611 were shot down or suppressed — including 566 Shahed-type drones, two Banderol drones, 35 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and eight Kalibr missiles.

Widespread air alerts were issued, and Poland’s Operational Command confirmed that Polish and allied aircraft were scrambled as a preventive measure due to Russian long-range aviation activity.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that at least 40 people were injured across the country, including children, and extended condolences to the families of those killed in Kyiv. Zelenskyy also noted that the main targets included Kyiv and its region, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, and Odesa.

Earlier, on September 24, Russia launched 18 drones at Kharkiv, striking an energy facility and causing widespread power outages. Public electric transport was disrupted, residential areas and vehicles were damaged, and two civilians were injured, according to the State Emergency Service.

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