Russian overnight attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 3, wounds dozens
10/26/2025 11:56:00 AM
At least three people have been killed and dozens wounded in an overnight Russian air attack on Kyiv, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, as Russia’s war on Ukraine approaches its four-year mark.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday that “several” Russian drones were operating over the city, and warned people to “remain in shelters”.
“According to preliminary information, three people died and 27 were wounded (including 6 children),” Klitschko wrote later on Telegram, adding that all had received medical attention and some had been hospitalised.
He said drone fragments fell onto a nine-storey residential building in the northeastern Desnyansky district, sparking fires in apartments on several floors.
“The fire has already been extinguished. Work is ongoing to dismantle the structures,” wrote Klitschko.
Fragments damaged another nine-floor block in the same district, where five people were rescued, he said, adding that “dismantling of structures is ongoing.”
More drone fragments fell on a 16-storey residential block in the northern Obolonsky district, damaging an apartment, Klitschko said.
“There are no fires or structural collapses,” he added.
The full scale of the damage and size of the attack were not immediately known. Kyiv and its surrounding region were under air raid alerts for about 1.5 hours before the air force called them off at about 00:30 GMT.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their attacks on each other’s territory. But thousands have been killed in the war that Russia started with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the vast majority of them Ukrainian, among them many civilians.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday that “several” Russian drones were operating over the city, and warned people to “remain in shelters”.
“According to preliminary information, three people died and 27 were wounded (including 6 children),” Klitschko wrote later on Telegram, adding that all had received medical attention and some had been hospitalised.
He said drone fragments fell onto a nine-storey residential building in the northeastern Desnyansky district, sparking fires in apartments on several floors.
“The fire has already been extinguished. Work is ongoing to dismantle the structures,” wrote Klitschko.
Fragments damaged another nine-floor block in the same district, where five people were rescued, he said, adding that “dismantling of structures is ongoing.”
More drone fragments fell on a 16-storey residential block in the northern Obolonsky district, damaging an apartment, Klitschko said.
“There are no fires or structural collapses,” he added.
The full scale of the damage and size of the attack were not immediately known. Kyiv and its surrounding region were under air raid alerts for about 1.5 hours before the air force called them off at about 00:30 GMT.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their attacks on each other’s territory. But thousands have been killed in the war that Russia started with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the vast majority of them Ukrainian, among them many civilians.