On the morning of 3 September, Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with drones, including rocket-propelled ones. In the Boryspil district, a man sustained shrapnel wounds and was hospitalised, whilst in the Obukhiv district, medics treated a woman suffering from an acute stress reaction. Damage was also reported in the Prystolychna community, according to Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration.
Briefly about the main points
- At least two people were injured in the attack this morning.
- A man with shrapnel wounds was taken to hospital.
- In the Boryspil district, a shop, an administrative building, small retail units and warehouses have been damaged.
- A warehouse at a logistics complex in the Prystolichna community has been damaged.
- A private house caught fire in the Obukhiv district; a car was damaged.
The injured person was taken to hospital; a shop and some warehouses were damaged
У Boryspil district A man was injured as a result of the explosion. He suffered shrapnel wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he is receiving the necessary treatment.
A shop, an administrative building, small architectural features and storage facilities have been damaged in the area. Rescue workers, police officers and other emergency services are working at the sites: they are surveying the areas and documenting the consequences of the attack.
Damage was reported in the Prystolychna community and in the Obukhiv district
A warehouse building at a logistics complex in the Prystolichna community has been damaged. According to preliminary reports, no one was injured at the site.
In the Obukhiv district, a woman suffered an acute stress reaction. Paramedics treated her at the scene. At the same location, following a Russian strike, a fire broke out in a private residential building and a car was damaged.
The Air Force had warned of high-speed targets approaching
During the attack, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that jet-powered UAVs were moving towards Boryspil and Brovary. Jet-powered drone variants They have a higher speed, which reduces the time between the detection of an airborne target and a potential attack, and makes it more difficult for air defence systems to counter them.
On the night of 3 September, Russia deployed 163 attack drones against Ukraine of various types, according to the Air Force. Air defence forces shot down or neutralised 135 targets; these figures are for the whole of Ukraine and do not reflect the situation in the Kyiv region specifically.
At the time of the regional authorities’ announcement, the threat of further strikes remained. Residents of the region were urged to respond to air-raid sirens and remain in shelters until the all-clear was given. An assessment of the damaged areas is ongoing.
