- After midnight, Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, with air raid alerts lasting for more than an hour.
- Kyiv's military administration reported one person killed and 12 injured, with at least seven sites hit during the attack.
- Rescue teams managed to pull two people from a destroyed warehouse near the city centre.
- Fires broke out in a 20-story residential building and warehouses across several districts, including Holosiivskyi and Obolonskyi.
- Another person was killed and 21 injured in the surrounding Kyiv region, including Bucha.
- Kyiv's mayor warned that more missiles could still be heading toward the capital as search and rescue operations continue.
- This attack follows a large-scale attack on Aug. 1 that killed at least nine people and injured more than 30 others.
- Kyiv has faced intensified attacks from Russia in recent weeks, with Ukraine also increasing its own attacks on Russian infrastructure.
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Wednesday resulted in one death and 12 injuries, with ongoing rescue operations amid fears of more victims trapped under rubble. The attack, which began after midnight, targeted multiple sites across the city, including residential buildings and warehouses.
Kyiv's military administration reported that seven locations were struck, leading to significant damage. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that rescue teams had already pulled two individuals from the debris of a collapsed warehouse in the city center. He warned, “There may still be people under the rubble,” emphasizing the urgency of the search and rescue efforts.
The attack comes amid a recent escalation in hostilities, with Russia intensifying its strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine responding with its own attacks on Russian infrastructure. “The enemy is once again deliberately striking civilians and civilian infrastructure,” stated the Kyiv military administration. The assault follows a previous large-scale attack on August 1, which resulted in at least nine fatalities and over 30 injuries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized the lack of ballistic missile interceptors, stating that it “only encourages Russia to launch such attacks that take human lives.” As the situation develops, authorities continue to urge residents to heed air raid alerts and seek shelter.
United Nations human rights monitors have expressed concern over the rising civilian casualties, which have reached their highest levels since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
“Air raid alerts lasted more than an hour as missiles hit at least seven sites; one more person was killed and 21 injured in the wider Kyiv region, including Bucha. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says a lack of US-made Patriot interceptors 'only encourages Russia to launch such attacks that take human lives.'”
