Russia Hits Kyiv With Drone Strikes for Second Night in a Row—Children Among Casualties

For the second consecutive night, Russia launched airstrikes against Ukraine’s capital, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, including children.

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the overnight attack on October 26 involved a wave of Shahed-type drones, with debris causing fires and significant damage across multiple residential areas in Kyiv.

In the early hours of October 26, Russia launched a large-scale drone assault on Kyiv. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted many of the drones, but several reached residential neighborhoods.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that drone debris struck multiple apartment buildings, triggering fires and shattering windows.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that three people were killed and 31 injured in the latest attack. “Among the injured are seven children, the youngest being four years old,” he wrote on Telegram.

According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, at least 13 people were rescued from a burning nine-story building in the Desnianskyi district.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the attacks in a national update: “Russia launched more than 100 drones against us overnight. Civilian residential buildings in several Kyiv districts were damaged. Unfortunately, three people were killed and dozens injured, including children.”

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 101 drones were launched overnight from multiple directions, including Kursk, Oryol, and Crimea. While 90 of them were intercepted by air defenses, at least five drones reached their targets or crashed within urban areas.

In Kyiv, the Desnianskyi and Obolonskyi districts sustained the most damage:

• A drone struck a nine-story building, igniting fires from the second to the seventh floors. Firefighters later contained the blaze.

• Another 16-story building suffered damage to its roof and multiple floors after drone fragments fell on it.

• In total, emergency services responded to incidents at four different residential locations.

• Local officials confirmed that two 9-story buildings sustained structural damage, including blown-out windows and damaged facades.

Mayor Klitschko stated that at least five people were rescued from a damaged building where floors between the sixth and eighth levels partially collapsed.

In the Obolonskyi district, debris also hit a 16-story building, damaging one of the apartments. No fire was reported at that site.

The drone strike also disrupted the visit of German Economy Minister Katharina Reiche, who was in Kyiv for bilateral energy discussions.

According to Deutsche Welle, she and her delegation were forced to take shelter in an underground hotel parking lot for nearly an hour during the attack. Reiche later called the experience “oppressive,” highlighting that such assaults are a daily reality for Ukrainians.

This latest strike follows a ballistic missile attack on October 25, when Russia targeted Kyiv with multiple projectiles.

That assault hit three districts—Dniprovskiy, Desnianskyi, and Darnytskyi—resulting in two deaths and 12 injuries, including damage to a kindergarten and retail establishments.

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According to Ukraine’s Air Force, this week alone Russia has used nearly 1,200 attack drones, more than 1,360 guided aerial bombs, and over 50 missiles against targets across Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy emphasized the scale of ongoing Russian aggression: “This week alone, Russia has carried out more than a thousand attacks targeting residential buildings, civilians, and critical infrastructure.”

He welcomed new sanctions from the European Union and the United States targeting Russian oil exports but stressed the need for further action: “Pressure will work if we continue together. We count on synchronized measures from G7 jurisdictions and other allies.”

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