Russian drones hit residential buildings in Kyiv, killing teenager. Hospital damaged in Zaporizhzhia.
Russia’s armed forces launched a massive overnight drone strike on September 25 against several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, the Kyiv region, Zaporizhzhia, and the Odesa region.
A Russian missile and drone attack struck Kyiv overnight on September 25, causing fires and damaging buildings in the city. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, a commercial building was destroyed in the Podilskyi district after being hit by a Russian drone. Another structure in the Solomyanskyi district suffered damage from debris left behind by a drone.
Additionally, a fire erupted in an open area near a building in the Solomyanskyi district. Initial reports indicate that a 25-story residential building was struck by a drone, resulting in one fatality. Earlier, Ukraine's Air Force had warned that Russian drones were headed towards Kyiv, prompting the declaration of air raid alerts due to the imminent threat of missiles and drones.
The previous night, on September 24, Russian ballistic missiles had targeted Kyiv, resulting in two deaths and eight injuries. The explosions caused damage to a maternity hospital and residential buildings. In the early hours of September 25, Russia launched 282 attack drones of various types, along with Zircon anti-ship missiles and Iskander-M, S-400, and KN-23 ballistic missiles, as per the Air Force's report.
Written by urgent.news from Kyiv Independent's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Russian overnight attack on Kyiv sets fires, damages buildings kyivindependent.com
- Photos show aftermath of overnight Russian drone strikes on Kyiv english.nv.ua