Russian drone strike on Kyiv-area market kills two, officials say
A Russian drone strike hit the Stolychnyi market in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv, on 27 September, killing two people, Ukrainian officials said.
Incidents in this story
- Stolychnyi market, Sofiivska Borshchahivka · evening of 27 September: Drone strike on Stolychnyi market, Sofiivska Borshchahivka (2 killed)
- Bila Tserkva · night of 27 September: Warehouse and apartment block damaged in Bila Tserkva district
- Boryspil, Shchaslyve · night of 27 September: Car damaged in Shchaslyve, Boryspil district
Russian forces struck the Stolychnyi market in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, a village in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast, on the evening of 27 September, killing two people, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv Oblast military administration head Tymur Tkachenko and Kyiv Oblast police both put the death toll at two, while injury counts given by different officials ranged from three to ten.
The drone strike sparked a fire that engulfed stalls and vehicles in the market's car park, Ukrainska Pravda and the Kyiv Independent reported, citing Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Ukraine's prosecutors. Klitschko said two people had died and four were hurt, while Bucha district prosecutors initially said one person had died and about ten had been injured, before the toll was revised.
The strike came during a nine-hour air raid alert over Kyiv, during which authorities halted trains due to depart and evacuated passengers to underground shelters, a Kyiv Independent reporter at the scene said.
Among those killed was Abbas Abbasov, an Azerbaijani citizen from Kurdamir born in 1978, Azerbaijani outlet Report.az said, citing its Eastern Europe bureau. Several other Azerbaijani nationals were also injured in the strike, though their identities were still being confirmed, the outlet said.
The same night, Russian strikes damaged a grain warehouse and an apartment block in the Bila Tserkva district of Kyiv Oblast, and damaged a car in Shchaslyve, in the Boryspil district, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing Kyiv Oblast police. No casualties were reported at either location.
No details on rescue operations or an investigation had been made public in the hours after the strike, and officials said the number of people hurt was still being clarified, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
What we know
- A Russian drone struck the Stolychnyi market in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Bucha district, Kyiv Oblast, on the evening of 27 September, officials said.
- Kyiv Oblast military administration head Tymur Tkachenko and Kyiv Oblast police put the death toll at two.
- Among the dead was Abbas Abbasov, an Azerbaijani citizen from Kurdamir, Azerbaijani outlet Report.az reported.
- The same night, a warehouse and apartment block were damaged in Bila Tserkva district, and a car was damaged in Shchaslyve, Boryspil district; no casualties were reported there.
Not yet confirmed
- The exact number of people injured in the market strike, which different officials put at between three and ten.
- The identities of other injured Azerbaijani nationals, still being confirmed, Report.az said.
Why it matters for Europe
Sofiivska Borshchahivka lies just outside Kyiv's western edge, in an area that has faced repeated Russian drone strikes on infrastructure this year as Moscow widens attacks beyond the capital itself. Russia launched more than 2,200 attack drones, around 1,650 aerial bombs and 38 missiles at Ukraine over the week that included this strike, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The conflicting early casualty figures given by Ukrainian officials reflect how initial tolls from overnight strikes are often revised as rescue work continues. The death of an Azerbaijani citizen in the strike shows how foreign nationals working or living in Ukraine's suburbs continue to be caught up in Russian attacks far from the front line.
Sources
Reported by 11 reports from 11 independent outlets in 6 countries.
- The Kyiv Independent: 2 killed, 4 injured by Russian strikes on market as drones, missiles continue to batter Kyiv
- 24 Kanal: Росіяни вдарили по ринку "Столичний" під Києвом, є загиблі та поранені
- Ukrainska Pravda: Росіяни вдарили по ринку під Києвом: є загиблі та поранені
- Musavat: Kiyev bazarına dron hücumu-Kürdəmir sakini həlak oldu — ÖZƏL VİDEO, FOTO
- Report.az: Rusiyanın Kiyevə hücumu nəticəsində bir azərbaycanlı ölüb, bir neçə nəfər yaralanıb
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Questions and answers
- What happened at Kyiv's Stolychnyi market?
- A Russian drone strike hit the market in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv, on 27 September, killing two people and injuring several others, officials said.
- Was a foreign national killed in the strike?
- Yes. Abbas Abbasov, an Azerbaijani citizen from Kurdamir, was among those killed, Azerbaijani outlet Report.az reported.
- Were there other strikes in the area that night?
- Russian strikes also damaged a warehouse and apartment block in Bila Tserkva district and a car in Shchaslyve, Boryspil district, with no casualties reported there.
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