South Bridge, Metro, University dormitory: destruction and casualties in Kyiv following new Russian air attack

Kyiv has once again been struck by Russian ballistic missiles. Intense, destructive impacts began on the evening of October 26 and continued into the night of October 27. Multiple waves of air attacks caused destruction and damage to various facilities. At least one person has died, and 14 others are reported injured. Emergency power outages are in effect across the capital.

Since the evening of October 26, Russian attacks on the capital have resulted in one death. Fourteen city residents have been injured, nine of whom have been hospitalized.

On October 26, shortly before 10:00 PM, the Air Force reported a ballistic missile attack on the capital. Missiles began striking Kyiv just minutes after the air raid alert was issued. Monitoring sources indicate that approximately 6 to 8 S-400 ballistic missiles were launched. The initial strike hit districts on the left bank of Kyiv. A second wave of missiles occurred after 3:00 AM, damaging the South Bridge and an administrative building in the Podilskyi district.

Traffic across the South Bridge is currently suspended.

Most of the injured are students from a university dormitory. An ambulance crew, en route to a call, also came under fire. Russian ballistic missiles struck the grounds of a university in Kyiv and the surrounding area—effectively hitting the campus, Kyoto Park, the vicinity of a metro station, and residential buildings.

In Kyiv’s Desnianskyi District, Russian forces struck the grounds of an educational institution. Buildings belonging to a university—including academic facilities and dormitories—as well as nearby residential buildings were damaged. Near a metro station, a passenger car was struck. A 46-year-old woman was killed, and 13 others, aged 19 to 59, sustained injuries; among the injured are two members of an emergency medical 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. Additionally, police reported that a 22-year-old man was injured in the Obolonskyi District.

In total, the Russian strike damaged multi-story and private residential buildings, medical facilities, a metro station, a business center, an administrative building, trams, and cars.