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Russia Hits Central Kyiv With “Triple Tap” Drone Attack: UNITED24 Media Journalists Come Under Fire
As world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly to discuss a potential path to peace in Ukraine, Russia is pounding Kyiv with jet-powered drones. In the heart of the Ukrainian capital, one building after another is being reduced to rubble.
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For more than two hours, Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drones have been trying to wipe several blocks in central Kyiv—the Ukrainian capital—off the map. The strikes began at around 9 a.m., near busy routes used by Kyiv residents. Russia struck indiscriminately and relentlessly. At least two Shahed drones hit one of the city’s business centers, with no military facilities nearby, injuring several people.
Russia strikes the same area again and again
The Russian drone attack killed at least one person and injured seven others, with strikes and falling debris reported across Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Russia is known for using the “double tap” tactic, in which a second strike hits the same location 10–15 minutes after the first. This increases the number of casualties, putting firefighters, rescue workers, medics, and others who arrive at the scene to assist the wounded at risk of being hit.
This time, the Kremlin went even further in its campaign of terror. The second strike near the same business center came not 10 minutes later, but an hour later, when no one expected another attack. Then the strikes came again and again.
A triple tap on the center of the capital on a weekday. Against civilian sites.
The repeated strikes damaged neighboring buildings, residential buildings, and infrastructure. As we write this article, targeted strikes on the area are continuing.
UNITED24 Media journalists filming for our outlet were also attacked. They arrived at the scene after the first strike and began documenting the aftermath of the Russian attack. They escaped the double tap—and the subsequent repeated strikes—by taking shelter in time. The team is safe at this time, and a short report will be available soon on UNITED24 Media’s social media channels.
Russia’s round-the-clock attacks on Ukrainian cities
Since late August, Russia has shifted from nighttime attacks to what is effectively a round-the-clock threat to Ukrainian cities, with strikes taking place both day and night.
Russia is using ballistic and cruise missiles, S-400 systems, as well as jet-powered Shahed drones. The targets are civilian infrastructure, residential areas, and energy facilities.
By the morning of September 23, Russia destroyed two gas stations in Kyiv alone. Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and the Kharkiv region also came under attack overnight.
The Kremlin continues to strike Ukrainian cities and is attempting to break Ukraine’s rear while facing problems on the front.
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has lost more than 250,000 troops killed and wounded, while its spring and summer offensive campaigns have failed. During the two phases of Operation Vivaldi, more than 125 square kilometers in the Donetsk region—a territory highly coveted by Vladimir Putin—were cleared and liberated.
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Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has regained control of around 1,000 square kilometers of territory. At present, the Russian army has made no visible offensive progress, while Ukraine is stepping up strikes against Russia’s rear. This is triggering one crisis after another and doing little to bolster confidence among the Kremlin leadership.
Meanwhile, official Kyiv insists that Ukraine is ready to cease fire and sit down at the negotiating table.
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