Brief
Russia intensifies missile and drone strikes on Kyiv region, killing four
Four civilians died and several were injured as Russia expanded its aerial barrage on Kyiv and nearby districts, focusing on energy sites and a key internet exchange.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Russia continued its week‑long missile and drone campaign against Kyiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing four people, including a child, and striking power infrastructure, officials said.
The attacks hit a private home in Vyshhorod, where the child was killed and three others rescued, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. Ukrainian authorities reported additional casualties in the capital and nearby districts, with three killed in Kyiv and at least four wounded.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strikes as a "difficult attack" on energy facilities and thanked foreign partners for recent air‑defence aid, adding that protection will be needed as winter approaches.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said Russia launched 3,177 drones in September so far, up from 2,850 in August, and that most waves targeted Kyiv and its environs. He called for more missiles for U.S.-made Patriot systems and other ground‑based defences.
The Russian Defence Ministry claimed its overnight raid hit a hydroelectric plant, a thermal power plant, an electrical substation, an energy‑storage facility and a data centre, though Ukrainian officials have not confirmed those specific strikes.
Key facts
- Four civilians, including a child, were killed in the latest Russian attacks on Kyiv region (independent.co.uk)
- Russia launched 3,177 drones in September, up from 2,850 in August (independent.co.uk)
- President Zelenskyy called the strikes a "difficult attack" on energy infrastructure (independent.co.uk)
- Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said more Patriot missiles are needed (independent.co.uk)
- Russian Defence Ministry said the raid hit a hydroelectric plant, a thermal plant, a substation, an energy‑storage site and a data centre (independent.co.uk)
Sources
- [1] independent.co.uk — originally reported as “Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid”
