On the evening of 26 October and during the night of 26–27 October, Russian forces launched two waves of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv. One person was killed and ten others were injured in the first attack; most of the injured were students. A university, halls of residence, residential buildings, the «Lisova» metro station and two medical facilities were damaged. At around 03:30, the Russians attacked the capital again: strikes on administrative and non-residential buildings were recorded in the Podilskyi district. The consequences of the new strike are being assessed.
Briefly about the main points
- Kyiv came under two ballistic missile attacks on the evening of 26 October and during the night of 27 October.
- As a result of the first strike, one person was killed and ten were injured.
- In the Desnianskyi district, a university, halls of residence, residential buildings and the «Lisova» metro station have been damaged.
- In the Dnipro district, a three-storey building has been partially destroyed and two healthcare facilities have been damaged.
- Two emergency medical service staff members came under fire.
- During a second strike at around 03:30, damage was reported to three buildings in the Podilskyi district.
Another strike on the night of 27 October: a hit in the Podilskyi district
At around 03:25, the Ukrainian Air Force issued a warning of a new threat involving the use of ballistic weapons. Shortly afterwards, missile launches were detected in the direction of Kyiv, following which a series of powerful explosions were heard in the capital.
The Kyiv City Military Administration has declared a red alert and urged residents to take shelter.
Mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko It was reported that an administrative building in the Podilskyi district had been hit. Non-residential buildings at two further addresses were damaged. Emergency services are working at the sites of the strikes.
As of 04:45 on 27 October, details regarding casualties resulting specifically from the second attack are still being clarified. The figures of one fatality and ten injured relate to the previous shelling on the evening of 26 October.
Shells struck the university, halls of residence and a metro station
The highest number of confirmed cases of damage following evening attack were recorded in the Desnianskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of the capital.
According to the State Emergency Service, Russian Rockets struck the area around the State University of Trade and Economics. The academic building, halls of residence and nearby residential buildings were damaged.
One of the missiles struck an area near Kyoto Park and the Lisova metro station. Transport infrastructure in the vicinity of the station was damaged. A car also caught fire.
The blast wave shattered the windows in the hall of residence. Among those injured was a 20-year-old student, who was taken to hospital. The school building was also damaged.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy He reported that Russian missiles had effectively struck the university campus and the surrounding residential areas. According to him, there are no military installations near the impact sites.
One dead, ten injured: what is known about the injured
According to the latest figures released by Vitali Klitschko following the evening attack on 26 October, one person was killed and ten others were injured. Nine of the injured were hospitalised, three of whom were in a serious condition.
Most of those injured are students living in the university halls of residence.
In the Dnipro district, a missile strike caused partial destruction of a three-storey non-residential building, from the roof to the basement. According to the emergency services, a body was found there.
An emergency medical team on its way to an emergency call was also caught in the shelling. A paramedic and an emergency medical technician were injured. According to preliminary reports, their condition was not critical. The ambulance was also damaged.
Two healthcare facilities have been damaged in the Dnipro district
A shockwave damaged the windows in the intensive care unit of a medical facility in the Dnipro district. At another hospital, windows were shattered in two wards.
According to the city authorities, neither the patients nor the medical staff at these facilities were harmed.
Following the evening shelling, the patrol police temporarily closed Brovarsky Avenue to traffic from the «Lisova» metro station towards Bratislavska Street. A diversion was put in place via Kyoto Street.
Emergency and rescue operations are continuing at the sites of the destruction. The city authorities are working to ascertain the extent of the damage and the number of possible casualties resulting from the second overnight strike.
