Russia Launches Missile Attack on Kyiv, Injuring 20 Including Two Children

Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv overnight on September 17, injuring at least 18 people, including 2 children, and damaging buildings and infrastructure across several districts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

UPD: Klitschko later reported that the number of people injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv had risen to 20, with five of the wounded receiving treatment in city hospitals.

According to him, debris from the attack fell at several locations in the Dniprovskyi district, damaging an office building and a residential building. Debris was also reported on the grounds of warehouse facilities and near a gas station.

Klitschko later reported additional damage in the district, saying the windows and facade of a three-story office building had been damaged.

In the Sviatoshynskyi district, preliminary information indicated that a non-residential building was struck, while a warehouse building was destroyed in the Solomianskyi district.

In the Podilskyi district, a fire broke out in an administrative building following a second drone strike.

The attack also affected Kyiv’s water supply. Water pressure was reduced on the city’s left bank, as well as in the Solomianskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Sviatoshynskyi districts.

Municipal specialists were working to determine the cause of the disruption, according to city authorities.

The attack also damaged infrastructure at the Mykilska Slobidka station on Kyiv’s circular railway, according to Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia. As a result, Kyiv City Express trains have been operating on a shortened loop since the morning, bypassing the section between Darnytsia and Pochaina. Repairs are expected to take about a day.

The disruption to railway operations in Kyiv came as Russian forces also targeted a Kyiv–Mykolaiv passenger train. Passengers and railway personnel were evacuated before the strike, and no casualties were reported, according to Ukrzaliznytsia.

The railway operator said passengers and crew members were moved to safety ahead of the attack. Ukrzaliznytsia was also coordinating with the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration to arrange bus transfers, allowing passengers to continue their journey.

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