Russia launches overnight drone attacks on Ukraine, killing three in Kyiv
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Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:20:00 +0200

Ukrainian officials reported the information.Attack on KyivKyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said debris from downed drones struck residential buildings in several districts of the capital, sparking fires and damaging infrastructure.“The deaths of three people in the capital have been confirmed. There are already 29 victims, including six children. The youngest is four years old,” Klitschko said on Telegram. “Seven victims, including two children, are in city hospitals. Others are receiving outpatient treatment.”According to the State Emergency Service, 13 residents were rescued from a burning nine-storey building in the Desnianskyi district after drone debris set it on fire. Another building, a 16-storey apartment block, suffered damage to windows from the first to the ninth floors.
Authorities said rescue operations were continuing in the affected areas as of early Saturday morning.The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, reported that air defense units were active across the capital during the attack, which began around 2:30 a.m.Attack on ChernihivIn Chernihiv, a drone strike hit an enterprise late on Friday, causing a fire but no casualties, local officials said.“A car caught fire due to falling debris from a UAV on the territory of the enterprise,” said Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration. “There were no casualties.”Vyacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said a truck also caught fire following the strike, which firefighters later extinguished.In a separate incident in Novhorod-Siverskyi, a drone strike set ablaze an administrative building at a critical infrastructure facility, destroying the premises, regional officials added.Russia has intensified overnight drone and missile attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure ahead of the winter season.
Authorities said rescue operations were continuing in the affected areas as of early Saturday morning.The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, reported that air defense units were active across the capital during the attack, which began around 2:30 a.m.Attack on ChernihivIn Chernihiv, a drone strike hit an enterprise late on Friday, causing a fire but no casualties, local officials said.“A car caught fire due to falling debris from a UAV on the territory of the enterprise,” said Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration. “There were no casualties.”Vyacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said a truck also caught fire following the strike, which firefighters later extinguished.In a separate incident in Novhorod-Siverskyi, a drone strike set ablaze an administrative building at a critical infrastructure facility, destroying the premises, regional officials added.Russia has intensified overnight drone and missile attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure ahead of the winter season.






