Drone and missile attack on the civilian facility in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 28 September 2026
100 drones reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
Sources for this report
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Moscow terrorising Ukrainians as fresh strikes kill eight
- The Kyiv Independent: Fire reported at oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai amid drone attack
- The Kyiv Independent: Over 258,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
- The Kyiv Independent: Priest injured in Polish monastery attack urges public not to blame Ukrainians
- Ukrinform (EN): Four injured in overnight Russian attack on Kyiv
- Censor.NET (EN): Night-time attack on Kyiv: four people injured. PHOTOS
- Al Jazeera English: Russian strikes kill eight, injure dozens across Ukraine
- Kyiv Post: Russia Strikes Kyiv, Kharkiv Again as Weeks of Attacks Kill Dozens
- Censor.NET (EN): In Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, Russian drone struck café. VIDEO
- Euronews: Ukraine says Russian drones kill 14, hit Kyiv and Odesa infrastructure
- The Kyiv Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,531,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv injures four, fires reported in several districts
- Kyiv Post: Ukraine Prepares for Worst-Case Scenario as Russia Targets Internet Infrastructure
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian attacks on Kyiv Oblast kill 3 people, including Azerbaijani national, and injure 8
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian drones attack Kyiv: petrol station and café hit
- The Kyiv Independent: EU approves major defense projects plan, with Ukraine featuring prominently
- Euronews: Ukraine: Kharkiv apartment block hit by Russian strike, 25 injured
- The Kyiv Independent: Trump wants Zelensky to ease strikes on Russian refineries, Ukraine official says deal must go both ways
- RFE/RL (EN): Ukraine Reports Deadly Russian Air Strikes On Kyiv, Kharkiv, And Dnipro
- The Kyiv Independent: Breaking: Multiple fires across Kyiv, city center struck as all-day Russian drone attacks continue
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians attack central Kyiv: Academy of Sciences building hit, fire breaks out, people killed - photos, video
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drone hits National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv, causing fire
- Kyiv Post: Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences in Central Kyiv, Leaving Woman Dead
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): One woman killed, 3 injured in strike on NAS building - Klitschko
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Russian strike damages OKKO filling complex in Kyiv - network
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Casualties, fatalities reported at UAV strike site in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district - district administration
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Russian drone strike on Kyiv academy condemned as ‘an attack on science’ as staff flee building - Europe live
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian strike on National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv kills one, injures three
- Censor.NET (EN): New Russian attack on Kyiv: Administrative building housing "Dobrobut" hit in Shevchenkivskyi district. VIDEO
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians strike central Kyiv again: office building hit, hospital catches fire
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia attacks energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian strike on National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv kills one, injures five
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian UAV strikes seven-story administrative building in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district
- Kyiv Post: Russia Wants Ukraine to 'Pay the Price'
- Kyiv Post: Medical Center in Central Kyiv on Fire After Russian Jet-Powered Drone Attack
- Kyiv Post: Russian Assault on Dnipro City Center Kills 3, Wounds 15 as Synelnykove Attack Leaves 1 Dead
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Three children among those injured in strike on NAS building in central Kyiv - Zelenskyy
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): 19 people, incl children, injured in Kyiv - Klitschko
- Censor.NET (EN): Ruscists attacked medical facility building in central Kyiv; this terror demands response - Zelenskyy. PHOTOS
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian attacks on Kyiv: 19 people injured since start of day, woman killed
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Over 100 attack drones in Ukrainian airspace as of 16:30; significant number heading for Kyiv - AFU Air Force
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Ukrainian air defence has downed 40 Russian UAVs since morning, dozens still airborne
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): "She had taste in everything": assistant to ex-defence council secretary killed in Kyiv strike on Academy of Sciences
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian strike on Dobrobut medical centre in Kyiv injures seven, including six staff members
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian strike on Dobrobut medical center in Kyiv injures seven people
- Kyiv Post: Russian Drone Hits Odesa High-Rise, Injures 4
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): URCS assists two victims during cleanup following Russia's airstrike on Kyiv
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Number of injured in Kyiv rises to 21; one person killed - police
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Head of German Embassy near National Academy of Sciences: We’re carrying on our work; support will continue
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): European Commission President condemns strike on National Academy of Sciences: Science becomes target for Russia today
- Meduza (EN): Russian drone strike sets a building belonging to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences on fire in central Kyiv, killing at least two people
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia hits Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant for third time in six days
- Ukrinform (EN): Strike on science academy in Kyiv: Ex-NSDC Secretary Horbulin injured, his aide killed
- Kyiv Post: Stop the Russian Terrorist Killers and Arsonists!
- Al Jazeera English: Russia strike sets National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ablaze
- BBC News - Europe: People escape historic Kyiv building hit by Russian drone
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 21, damages National Academy of Sciences
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukrnafta installs concrete shelters at Kyiv gas stations amid Russian attacks
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian drones attack Kyiv's Obolonskyi district: hits reported
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Fire at National Academy of Sciences building extinguished, debris removal underway - photos
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Eight injured near Dobrobut building in Kyiv, six at National Academy of Sciences; one killed - service
- Censor.NET (EN): Russian drone attack on Kyiv: Number of injured rises to 21; woman killed. PHOTOS
- Al Jazeera English: Photos: Russian drone strikes pound civilian targets across Kyiv
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian attacks on Kyiv have injured 24 people since start of day
- Ukrinform (EN): Attacks on Kyiv: One person killed, number of injured rises to 24, including three children
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian attack sparks fires at farm and five-story building in Kyiv region's Bucha district, injuring one person
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Ukraine's National Commission for UNESCO condemns damage to National Academy of Sciences building caused by Russian attack
- Meduza (EN): Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian data centers, calling it a ‘mandatory digital detox’
- France 24 (EN): Ukrainian arms producers warn competitive edge eroding due to stringent export licence rules
- Kyiv Post: Russia Pounds Kyiv Again With Ballistic Missiles Hours After Attacks Kill 2, Injure 26
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 27 September 2026
277 drones reported · logistics site, housing · impact reported · fire
- 26 September 2026
300 drones reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 25 September 2026
295 drones reported · civilian facility, housing · impact reported · fire
- 24 September 2026
282 drones reported · 2 missiles reported · logistics site, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 23 September 2026
drone and missile attack reported · logistics site, housing · impact reported · fire
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