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Russian Ballistic Missiles Hit Kyiv University Campus, Killing One and Injuring Nine
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Editor’s note: this is a developing story.
UPD 2, 23:49 Kyiv time: The person killed was found in a partially collapsed three-story non-residential building in the Dniprovskyi district, according to the State Emergency Service. The injured were hurt at several locations in the Desnianskyi district, including the campus and dormitories.
UPD, 23:24 Kyiv time: One person has been killed and nine injured, most of them students living in a university dormitory, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Russian ballistic missiles struck the territory of a local university campus, Kyoto Park, areas adjacent to a metro station, and nearby residential quarters in Kyiv on the evening of October 26, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He highlighted that the attack directly targeted densely populated civilian locations with no military facilities nearby.
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Zelenskyy stressed that artificial delays in supplying air defense systems to Ukraine directly assist Russian terror when cities face persistent strikes.
Russian ballistic missiles struck the grounds of a university in Kyiv and the area around it – effectively the campus, Kyoto Park, the area near a metro station, and residential buildings. The exact number of casualties is not yet known. But tragically, there are victims. There… pic.twitter.com/7PIIBsgi4N
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 26, 2026
He called on international partners to fulfill defense agreements without delay and to provide Ukraine with the necessary capabilities to strike Russian ballistic missile launch systems as the most effective method to save lives.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the Russian ballistic attack left one person dead and 9 others injured. Most of the victims were students residing in a university dormitory. Emergency medical services hospitalized nine of the wounded.
Among those caught in the attack was an emergency medical crew responding to a call near the Lisova metro station in the Desnianskyi district; a paramedic and an emergency medical technician suffered non-critical injuries.
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The assault caused widespread destruction across the Desnianskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. In the Desnianskyi district, a missile landed near a university dormitory, shattering its windows and injuring a 20-year-old woman.
Blast waves also damaged a nearby residential building, where emergency crews suspect residents may be trapped under the rubble.
In the Dniprovskyi district, shockwaves blew out windows in the intensive care unit of one hospital and two departments of another facility, though no personnel or patients were injured. A separate strike hit a non-residential site near a local supermarket, killing one civilian.
On October 21, the United States restored critical early-warning intelligence sharing with Ukraine regarding Russian ballistic missile launches after a Russian strike hit a 24-story residential building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district.
The attack struck near the 20th floor, triggering a fire that killed two people and injured two others. Zelenskyy confirmed the resumption of intelligence cooperation following meetings with US officials, emphasizing that early warnings provided civilians with crucial time to seek shelter from incoming ballistic missiles.
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