Russian missiles hit Kyiv university dormitory, killing 1, wounding 10
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed 1 person and wounded 10, mostly students, in a strike on a university dormitory late on Monday, officials said.
Incidents in this story
- Kyiv · Monday night: Missile hits university dormitory, Desnianskyi district (10 injured)
- Kyiv · Monday night: Strike near supermarket kills one, Dniprovskyi district (1 killed)
A Russian attack on Kyiv killed 1 person and wounded 10 people, most of them students, when missiles struck a university campus and nearby residential areas late on Monday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The missiles hit the grounds of the State University of Trade and Economics, close to Kyoto Park and the Lisova metro station on the Dnipro's eastern bank, leaving student dormitories, nearby homes and medical buildings damaged, Kyiv Post reported. The university, founded in 1946, has more than 15,000 students across six faculties.
Ukraine's air force warned at 21:41 of a ballistic missile threat from Russia's Bryansk region, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Klitschko said 1 person was killed near a supermarket in the Dniprovskyi district, and emergency workers later found a body in the basement of a partially destroyed three-storey non-residential building there, according to .
9 of the wounded were hospitalised, including 3 in serious condition, Klitschko said. Most of the 10 injured were students living in the university's dormitory in the Desnianskyi district; a 20-year-old woman was among the first reported hurt there.
The strike also broke windows in two medical facilities in the Dniprovskyi district, including in an intensive care ward, and a paramedic and an emergency medical technician were hurt when their ambulance came under fire, Klitschko said; their injuries were not considered critical. A school building in the Desnianskyi district was also damaged, the Kyiv said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said people might still be trapped under rubble and warned that further strikes were possible, urging allies to speed up deliveries of air defence systems. Delays in providing to Ukraine "help terror," he wrote on social media, according to Kyiv Post.
Zelensky said Ukraine continued to face a constant threat from ballistic missiles that could strike populated areas with little warning, and called for political agreements on defence assistance to be carried out promptly. He said Ukraine needed enough weapons not only to intercept incoming missiles but also to destroy the launchers that fire them.
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What we know
- Official · Mayor Vitali Klitschko A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed at least 1 person and injured 10, mostly students, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
- 2+ outlets · Ukrainska Pravda, NV +1 The strikes hit a university campus and dormitory in Desnianskyi district and a supermarket area in Dniprovskyi district, damaging medical facilities and a school.
- Official · Mayor Vitali Klitschko 9 of the injured were hospitalised, 3 of them seriously, Klitschko said.
- Official · President Zelensky President Zelensky warned people may be trapped under rubble and called for faster Western air-defence deliveries.
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Why it matters for Europe
The attack is part of an intensified Russian missile and drone campaign against Kyiv that has repeatedly hit residential neighbourhoods, transport and civilian infrastructure since mid-August. Zelensky has said Ukraine needs more interceptors, supplies of which depend on authorisation from the United States, and that further delays leave Ukrainian cities more exposed to ballistic missile attacks that strike with little warning.
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Reported by 15 reports from 14 independent outlets in 7 countries.
- Ukrainska Pravda: Росія атакувала балістикою Київ: є загиблий та постраждалі, пошкоджені медзаклади та гуртожиток
- NV: Ракетна атака РФ на Київ: влучання біля метро Лісова та житлового будинку, пошкоджено гуртожиток, є загиблий і постраждалі
- Onet Wiadomości: Zmasowany atak Rosji na ukraińską stolicę. Rakiety uderzyły w miejsca pełne ludzi
- Kyiv Post: Russian Ballistic Missiles Hit Kyiv University Area, Killing 1, Wounding 10
- Le Monde: EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : au moins un mort et dix blessés dans des attaques russes sur Kiev
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Questions and answers
- How many people were killed and injured in the Kyiv strike?
- At least 1 person was killed and 10 injured, most of them university students, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
- What was hit?
- Missiles struck a university dormitory and campus, medical facilities and a school across two Kyiv districts, officials said.
- What did Zelensky say?
- He warned of further strikes and urged allies to speed up air-defence deliveries, saying delays "help terror."
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