On the night of 7 October, Russia carried out a combined air strike on Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The capital was struck by ballistic missiles at least twice, whilst during a wider attack across Ukraine, the enemy also deployed Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers, cruise missiles and jet-powered drones. Two people were killed in Kyiv, and a warehouse and a garage co-operative were damaged. The Kyiv region was under threat from missiles and drones throughout the night, and air defence systems were in operation.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n The Air Force began issuing the first warnings of ballistic missiles heading towards the capital shortly after 03:00. A series of explosions then rang out in Kyiv. In the early hours of the morning, the threat recurred \u2014 the military again reported several high-speed targets heading towards the capital simultaneously.<\/p>\n In its final update as of this morning, the Kyiv City Military Administration noted that Kyiv was attacked by ballistic missiles during the night<\/strong>. At the time of writing, no official details had been provided regarding the types of missiles that struck the capital directly.<\/p>\n Reports of the possible use of \u00abZircons\u00bb also appeared in the media and on monitoring channels.<\/p>\n The most severe confirmed damage was recorded in the Darnytskyi district. A rocket struck the grounds of a garage co-operative, where a fire broke out and structures were destroyed. Whilst clearing up the damage, it emerged that two men who had died<\/strong>. The fire was eventually brought under control.<\/p>\n At another location in the Darnytskyi district, debris fell onto an open area.<\/p>\n In the Podilskyi district, a rocket struck an area of non-residential buildings. The strike damaged a warehouse and caused a fire.<\/p>\n Monitoring channel eRadar<\/strong> reported that a warehouse belonging to a chain of construction tool shops may have been hit Dnipro-M<\/strong>. However, as of this morning, neither the company nor the city authorities have publicly confirmed that the destroyed facility belonged to this particular chain, so this detail remains unconfirmed for the time being.<\/p>\n At the start of the attack, the mayor Vitali Klitschko<\/strong> It also reported on the impact in the Obolon and Shevchenkivskyi districts. However, in a later summary from the Kyiv City Military Administration, as at 08:00, the confirmed impact was already stated as in two districts \u2014 Podil and Darnytsia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The missile threat has spread to virtually the entire Kyiv region.<\/p>\n After midnight, a red alert for a missile threat was successively declared in the Boryspil, Obukhiv, Fastiv, Bila Tserkva, Vyshhorod, Bucha and Brovary districts<\/strong>. In some areas, the state of alert lasted until morning.<\/p>\n Later, the Air Force also recorded jet-powered UAV<\/strong>, which was travelling from the west of the Chernihiv region towards the Kyiv region.<\/p>\n The Kyiv Regional State Administration reported on the operation of the air defence system. A detailed report on the damage and possible casualties in the region was still being finalised at the time of writing.<\/p>\n The attack on the capital region took place against the backdrop of a much broader combined attack<\/a> across Ukraine.<\/p>\n The use of strategic bombers has been confirmed Tu-95MS and Tu-160<\/strong>, which are equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles. In addition, the enemy deployed ballistic and jet-powered attack drones. The main targets of the night-time strikes were Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and the Poltava region.<\/p>\n At around 03:00, the Air Force also reported that six had taken off Tu-95<\/a>, and as morning approached, cruise missiles began to enter Ukrainian airspace.<\/p>\n\n
Kyiv was attacked with ballistic missiles in several waves<\/h2>\n
Two people have died in the Darnytskyi district<\/h2>\n
Warehouses were on fire in Podil<\/h2>\n
The Kyiv region was under threat all night<\/h2>\n
Russia has deployed Tu-95MS and Tu-160 aircraft<\/h2>\n
Zelenskyy had warned the day before that an attack was being prepared<\/h2>\n