Russian drone attacks kill at least 4, injure 18 across Kyiv
Drones killed at least 4 people and injured 18 across several Kyiv districts on Thursday, also knocking out power and water supplies, officials said.
Incidents in this story
- Kyiv · Thursday morning: Drone hits shop in Solomianskyi district (3 killed, 2 injured)
- Kyiv · Thursday morning: Drone debris falls on open ground in Holosiivskyi district (1 killed, 5 injured)
- Kyiv · Thursday late evening: Drone hits residential block in Desnianskyi district (2 killed, 4 injured)
Russian drones killed at least 4 people and injured 18 across Kyiv on Thursday, hitting a shop, open ground and a residential building in several districts, the city's military administration said.
Police said 3 of the dead were killed when a drone struck a shop in the Solomianskyi district: a 36-year-old woman and 2 men aged 43 and 55. 2 more people were injured in that strike.
Earlier in the day, wreckage from a downed drone fell on open ground in the Holosiivskyi district, killing 1 person and injuring 5, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. 4 of the injured were taken to hospital.
By midday, Klitschko said 11 people had been hurt across the city since the start of the day. That figure rose as further strikes were reported later on Thursday.
Later that day, a drone hit a 12-storey residential building in the Desnianskyi district, killing 2 people and injuring 4, Klitschko said. It was not immediately clear whether these casualties were included in the city's earlier tally of 4 dead and 18 injured.
The attacks also damaged residential buildings, cars and garages in the Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, Ukrainska Pravda reported, though no casualties were given for those locations. Kateryna Pop, a spokeswoman for the city military administration, said a man wounded earlier in the day later died in hospital, raising the confirmed death toll to 4.
Emergency power cuts ordered by grid operator Ukrenergo hit Kyiv and the surrounding region, energy company DTEK said, overriding the scheduled outage timetable for the day. Kyivvodokanal, the city's water utility, said the resulting drop in voltage had cut power to some water facilities, reducing pressure in the Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, with some buildings left without running water.
What we know
- At least 4 people were killed and 18 injured in Russian drone attacks across Kyiv on Thursday, the city military administration said.
- A drone strike on a shop in Solomianskyi district killed 3 people and injured 2, police said.
- A separate strike on open ground in Holosiivskyi district killed 1 person and injured 5, the mayor said.
- A later strike hit a 12-storey residential block in Desnianskyi district, killing 2 and injuring 4.
- Emergency power cuts led to reduced water pressure in several districts.
Not yet confirmed
- Whether the Desnianskyi district casualties are included in the citywide total of 4 dead and 18 injured.
- The extent of damage in the Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Why it matters for Europe
Kyiv has faced repeated Russian drone and missile strikes on its power and water systems this autumn, forcing residents through rounds of blackouts as Ukraine heads into winter. Emergency electricity cuts like Thursday's, layered on top of scheduled rationing, show how little slack is left for keeping heat, water and lighting running in the capital while the war continues. The disruption to Kyivvodokanal's pumping stations also shows how attacks on the power grid can cut off water supplies even when pipelines themselves are not hit directly.
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Questions and answers
- How many people were killed in the Kyiv attacks?
- At least 4 people were killed and 18 injured across the city on Thursday, Kyiv's military administration said.
- Where were the main strikes in Kyiv?
- Drones hit a shop in Solomianskyi district, open ground in Holosiivskyi district and a residential block in Desnianskyi district.
- Did the attacks affect Kyiv's power and water supply?
- Yes, emergency power cuts led to reduced water pressure in several districts, officials said.
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