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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill one and damage medical facilities
A Russian attack on Kyiv killed one person and wounded eight, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The late-night strikes damaged medical facilities, a university campus and nearby buildings in Ukraine’s capital.
Klitschko said windows were shattered in an intensive care unit and other hospital wards, but no patients or staff there were injured.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ballistic missiles hit a university campus and crowded areas with no military facility nearby.
The attack came as Kyiv faced air raid alerts across much of Ukraine, amid intensified Russian drone and missile strikes in recent weeks.
It also came hours before a planned truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, intended to let humanitarian aid reach residents facing shortages of food, water and medicine.
The truce’s monitoring and aid arrangements remained unclear, and no end date had been announced.
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv late on Oct. 26, hitting an educational institution, residential areas, a metro station and medical facilities.
At least one person was killed, while reports differed on the number of injured: the Straits Times reported eight and the Globe and Mail reported 10.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a team of paramedics came under missile fire, and the Globe and Mail reported that two emergency crew members were injured.
The attack damaged medical facilities and a dormitory, and rescue operations were continuing.
- Who
- Russian forces carried out the missile attack. At least one person was killed, and residents and emergency workers were injured.
- What
- Ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, damaging an educational institution, residences, a metro station and medical facilities.
- When
- Late on Oct. 26, 2026.
- Where
- Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Why
- Not stated.
Ukraine's officials
Moscow
Targeting civilians
Ukraine's officials
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the missiles hit crowded areas with no military facility nearby.
Moscow
Moscow has long denied targeting civilians.
Explosions rocked Kyiv's Podilskyi and Obolon districts, according to Kyiv Independent journalists.
Ukraine's Air Force warned that ballistic and other missiles were headed towards Kyiv.
Russian missiles hit parts of Kyiv, including medical facilities and a dormitory.
Rescue operations continued as officials assessed casualties and damage.
- Attack date
- Late Oct. 26, 2026
- Fatalities
- At least one person
- Injuries
- Eight reported by the Straits Times; 10 reported by the Globe and Mail
- Emergency crew
- Two members reportedly injured, according to the Globe and Mail
- Damage
- Educational institution, residences, metro station and medical facilities
6 sources
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What people are saying
blast wave shattered the windows in (an) intensive care unit
The missiles hit very crowded areas, and there is not a single military facility nearby. This was a strike directly on the city, on its infrastructure
For the moment, the number of people is not exactly known
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Russian ballistic missiles struck the grounds of a university in Kyiv and the area around it – effectively the campus, Kyoto Park, the area near a metro station, and residential buildings. The exact number of casualties is not yet known. But tragically, there are victims. There