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Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills Nine in Kyiv
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In Short: Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight, killing at least nine people and injuring 33 others, according to reports from Al Jazeera (Qatar) and Kyivpost (Ukraine).
The attack involved ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and 157 drones and decoys, targeting Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa regions.
In Darnytskyi, seven people were killed and 14 injured as the attack caused fires and damaged homes, vehicles, and an administrative building.
The Kyiv City Military Administration said the attacks were recorded at more than 10 locations, with debris from intercepted targets falling on five locations.
Strikes were recorded at 36 locations, while a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were among the injured.
Ukraine’s General Staff said that Air Force units had struck a facility that was part of Russia’s defense-industrial base and produced components for missile guidance systems, onboard computers, and air defense equipment.
In the Podilsky district, the roof of a non-residential building was damaged, authorities said.
Ukraine’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, said it cannot restart steel production amid a surge in Russian strikes on factories.
The attack on the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv injured at least 20 people.
Fires broke out across Kyiv and power outages were reported in some areas.
This was the second major attack on Kyiv this week.
Ukraine’s air force said it destroyed or suppressed 131 Russian aerial targets during the overnight attack.
In retaliation, Ukraine struck three Russian oil refineries’ infrastructure in the Bashkortostan region, nearly 1,600km from the border.
Background
Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight, killing at least nine people and injuring 33 others, according to reports from Al Jazeera (Qatar) and Kyivpost (Ukraine).
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and injured over 40, according to reports.
What's confirmed
- Russian strikes launched against Ukraine overnight into Saturday included 27 ballistic missiles and only one of them was intercepted, “simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot system”, Zelenskyy said.
- Credit: AP/Dan Bashakov KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles and drones injured at least 19 people overnight in Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region, authorities said.
- Ukraine’s air force said it destroyed or suppressed 131 Russian aerial targets during the overnight attack in the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions.
- The attack involved ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and 157 drones and decoys, it said.
What's still developing
- The group claims the outage lasted weeks and delayed deliveries, while Ukraine said the facility was previously hit in June during a missile strike.
- The latest Houthi attacks came after several days of strikes on Riyadh’s main airport, which reportedly killed at least 18 people and injured more than 300.
- In brief: US envoy Steve Witkoff called Putin a “humanist” while seeking the Russian leader’s support for renewed Ukraine peace talks.
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 10:08 PM ET Updated 10:07 PM ET · 9:26 AM ET Confirmed In Short: Russian drones and missiles violated Moldovan airspace during overnight attacks on Ukraine, with multiple incursions reported.
- “On September 28, 2026, a Russian strike hit directly on the building of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv—a place where scientists and Academy employees come to work every day,” NASU said in an official statement.
- Smoke rises over a building of the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 4, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich) KYIV: A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security services in Kyiv on Friday (Sep 4), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, accusing Moscow of aiming directly at the SBU head's personal office.
- Chernihiv Governor Vyacheslav Chaus announced Thursday that the death toll from Wednesday's Russian missile attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky had climbed to 22, including five children who perished in the strikes on residential areas.