Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv late Wednesday, Oct. 21, striking a transport infrastructure facility and damaging residential buildings and civilian businesses across the Ukrainian capital. At least six people were injured, four of whom were hospitalized.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram that a transport infrastructure facility was hit in the Darnytskyi district, with emergency crews dispatched to the scene.
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The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed damage in a non-residential area of the district following the Russian strike.
Residential buildings and gas station damaged
The attack also caused damage across Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, where Russian missiles struck residential properties and civilian facilities.
Klitschko said a vehicle repair facility and a private residential building were directly hit, while debris struck another private home.
At another location in the same district, missile debris fell near a gas station, causing additional damage.
Klitschko initially reported one person hospitalized following the strikes before confirming that six people had been injured, including four requiring hospital treatment.
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The latest assault began Wednesday evening, when explosions were heard across the capital following warnings of incoming Russian ballistic missiles.
Klitschko urged residents to remain in shelters as air defenses responded to the attack.
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The bombardment came amid a sustained wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv, targeting residential neighborhoods, energy infrastructure and transport facilities.
On Oct. 20, Russian attacks killed one person and injured 21 others in the capital, according to city authorities. Twelve of the injured were hospitalized, including three in serious condition.
Early Wednesday, Russian drones also struck a 24-story apartment building in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district, killing two people and injuring two others.
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