Overnight on October 25, Russia’s armed forces launched a ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Residential and non-residential sites in several districts were hit. At least one person was killed and nine were injured, some of whom were hospitalized.
The attack began in the early hours with a salvo of ballistic missiles alongside an assault by attack drones, Ukraine’s Air Force said.
Explosions rang out across the city, sparking fires in the Dniprovskyi, Desnianskyi and Darnytskyi districts on the left bank of the capital. Early reports said non-residential buildings, cars and windows in residential blocks were damaged.
“Preliminarily, the attack blew out windows, mangled cars, and left a crater in the courtyard of a residential building,” wrote Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the strike and said emergency services were working at the scenes.
By Saturday morning, firefighters had extinguished blazes in the Darnytskyi and Desnianskyi districts. Three injured people were taken to hospital.
Transport disruptions
The Kyiv City State Administration reported temporary delays to public transport due to the fallout from the attack. Tram No. 22 and buses No. 51 and 63 on Boryspilska Street were running with restrictions as rescuers and police cordoned off sections of road.
Authorities urged residents to factor in possible delays when planning travel and to follow updates on official Telegram channels.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired Iskander-M missiles from Russia’s Rostov and Kursk regions, while attack drones were launched from Kursk, Oryol and Hvardeyske in occupied Crimea. In total, Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed four ballistic missiles and 50 enemy drones over the north, south and east of the country.
Earlier, during the Russian attack, air defense systems were active over Kyiv. Monitoring channels reported a threat of ballistic launches from Russia’s Bryansk region.
On October 24, Servant of the People lawmaker Vasyl Mokan said Russia is continuously upgrading its aerial bombs to increase their range. He said jet-powered KABs with a range of around 200 km could theoretically reach the outskirts of Kyiv.
