Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv Injures Nine, Damages Residential Buildings

Kyiv came under attack for the second consecutive night as a wave of Russian drones struck the Ukrainian capital early Thursday, wounding nine people and damaging buildings across the city. According to Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, ten city locations were affected, including two apartment complexes that took direct hits. Images from the scene showed a car overturned and shattered windows across several buildings.

The assault follows Wednesday’s widespread strikes that killed at least seven people across Ukraine, six of them in Kyiv, and triggered power outages. Ukraine’s military reported that Russia launched around 130 drones in the latest offensive, of which 92 were intercepted. The recent attacks are part of what Ukrainian officials describe as a renewed campaign to cripple the nation’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

Russia’s Defence Ministry confirmed targeting Ukrainian energy sites, claiming the strikes were in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure. While Moscow insists such facilities are legitimate military targets, both nations continue to deny intentionally striking civilian areas. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones reportedly hit an energy facility in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region and ignited an industrial site in Ryazan.

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