Russia attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Monday evening

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the evening of Monday, 26 October. The attack was reported by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Force, by monitoring channels and by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. According to the mayor, people have been injured, and an ambulance crew was also among those caught in the attack.

How the situation unfolded

At 21:41 the Air Force warned of a threat of ballistic weapons being used from the direction of Russia's Bryansk region. Several alerts followed about missiles heading toward Kyiv from the Chernihiv region. Within minutes, explosions could be heard in the city.

Strike near a metro station

Klitschko said there was a hit in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district, near one of the metro stations. He also stated that a team of paramedics from an ambulance, who were on their way to a call, came under fire. The mayor wrote: "Preliminarily, there are casualties." The source does not specify how many people were hurt or how seriously.

Further details on the consequences of the strike and the damage caused have not yet been made public. Information about the incident is still being updated, and official figures on casualties and destruction are awaited.