Russian Ballistic Missiles and Drones Hit Kyiv, Killing 1
First reported 1 Oct, 06:46 UTCUpdated 7h ago20 sources
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Kyiv came under another combined Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Saturday, with one person killed, two wounded and fires reported in several districts.
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The latest strike on the Northern Bridge in Kyiv follows multiple attacks on crossings over the Dnipro river that link the eastern and western parts of the capital.
A Russian drone smashed into a school in Kyiv and set it ablaze this morning, but no pupils were injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the focus now is to increase production of the Ukrainian-made weapon.
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- Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School as Children Shelter During Morning Attack (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Thursday, sparking a fire while children were sheltering. A second strike hit warehouse facilities nearby. No casualties had been reported at the time of publication.
- A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine (opens The Independent in a new tab)
A Russian drone has struck a school in Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital endures relentless aerial attacks
- Kyiv school, nuclear institute hit as Russia ramps up attacks (opens Daily Sabah in a new tab)
Russian strikes targeted a nuclear research facility and a school in Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital continued to suffer ramped up attacks by Moscow Thursday. Ukraine's nuclear safet...
- Russian drone strikes Kyiv school, pupils escape unhurt (opens RTÉ News in a new tab)
A Russian drone smashed into a school in Kyiv and set it ablaze this morning, but no pupils were injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.
- Russian drone hits Kyiv school while children and teachers shelter inside, mayor says (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Russia’s armed forces launched new drone strikes on Ukrainian cities. A Russian drone hit a school building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The children and teachers were in a shelter at the time of the attack and were unharmed, he said.
- Ukraine Fires Hard-to-Stop Ballistic Missile for First Time (opens The Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the focus now is to increase production of the Ukrainian-made weapon.
- Russian air strikes kill one, restrict traffic across Dnipro River in Kyiv (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
Oct 2 - Russian air strikes have killed one and injured two in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and forced the closure of two bridges across the Dnipro River, city authorities said on Friday.
- Russian strike kills 1, injures 2 in Kyiv as Southern Bridge hit again overnight (opens The Kyiv Independent in a new tab)
Kyiv has faced repeated Russian attacks in recent days. A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack beginning on Sept. 30 killed four people and injured at least eight, while also damaging residential and energy infrastructure in the capital.
- Russia hits Kyiv’s Southern Bridge again as Moscow continues to pound capital (opens France 24 in a new tab)
Russian drones on Friday hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge for a fourth time in 24 hours, forcing authorities to close traffic on it. “They keep hitting it in the same place,” FRANCE 24’s Ukraine correspondent said, noting that it is one of Kyiv’s seven bridges and is extremely important to the life of the city. Follow our…
- Two major Kyiv bridges shut after Russian drone strikes (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Two of Kyiv’s main bridges have been shut down after Russian drone strikes. The Southern Bridge is completely closed, while the Paton Bridge is partially restricted.
- 1 killed, 5 injured in overnight strikes between Ukraine and Russia (opens Anadolu Agency in a new tab)
Kyiv reports 1 killed, 4 injured, while Russian authorities say 1 person was hospitalized after Ukrainian drone attacks
- Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on three Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The Russian strikes forcing the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges caused traffic jams and appeared to be a new tactic in its campaign to torment the city’s residents
