One fatality and many injured: Russian forces launch massive ballistic missile attack on Kyiv

On the night of October 27, Russian forces launched a massive ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. As a result of the shelling, one woman was killed, and at least 15 other people sustained injuries. According to the National Police of Ukraine, the aftermath of the Russian attack—including damage to civilian infrastructure—has been documented in six districts of the capital.

In Kyiv’s Desnianskyi District, Russian forces struck the grounds of an educational institution. Buildings belonging to a university, student dormitories, and nearby residential homes were damaged; additionally, a passenger car was struck near a metro station. A 46-year-old woman was killed, and 13 others—aged 19 to 59—were injured, including two members of an emergency medical response team.

In the capital’s Dniprovskyi District, a three-story non-residential building was partially destroyed, with damage extending from the roof down to the basement. Furthermore, the police reported that a 22-year-old man was injured in the Obolonskyi District.

In total, the Russian strike damaged high-rise and private residential buildings, medical facilities, a metro station, a business center, an administrative building, trams, and various vehicles.

A strike on the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge damaged metro infrastructure and led to traffic restrictions on the bridge. Investigative teams, explosives experts, State Emergency Service units, and other specialized services are working at the sites of the Russian strikes.