Massive Russian strike on Kyiv: death toll rises to 5, 36 injured

Five people were killed and 36 others injured—including a child—in the capital following a Russian strike on the night of October 14. The highest number of casualties occurred in the Desnianskyi district, where a Russian munition hit an apartment building.

Kyiv police stated that law enforcement officers are continuing to work at the sites of the Russian attack and document its aftermath.

In the Desnianskyi district, where a high-rise building was damaged on the evening of October 13, three women aged 35, 58, and 84 were killed. Another 25 residents were injured, including a young child.

Police have set up a mobile tent to receive reports from those affected. Investigators have already received approximately 80 statements from residents regarding damaged property. Work to document the consequences of this Russian war crime is ongoing.

Two other people were killed in the Holosiivskyi district.

Thus, as of the time of this report, five people have died and 36 have been injured in Kyiv as a result of the attack that began the previous evening.

Three people were killed and 22 injured in a massive Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the night of October 14. Energy facilities in the capital and the surrounding region came under attack, causing power outages in Kyiv. Buildings in several city districts were also damaged, and some public transport services were temporarily suspended.

Energy facilities in Kyiv and the region were subjected to a massive ballistic missile strike, resulting in power outages in the capital.

The Russian attack led to emergency power outages in the capital’s Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Pecherskyi, and Solomianskyi districts, as well as parts of the Holosiivskyi district.