Drone and missile attack on the power grid in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 1 October 2026
107 drones reported · power grid, housing · 4 hits · fire
Sources for this report
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Ukraine war briefing: Russia pounds power grid with seven killed in biggest energy attack in months
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russia loses 1,900 soldiers and 36 artillery systems over past day
- Ukrinform (EN): Man injured in overnight attack on Kyiv
- ABC News International: Drones outpace Ukrainian defenses as manufacturers race to build new interceptors
- The Kyiv Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,535,870 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians strike school in Kyiv: children were in shelter
- Kyiv Post: Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School as Children Shelter During Morning Attack
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): UAV hits school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, fire breaks out, children safe in shelter - Klitschko
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Russia continues strikes on Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits frontline - Europe live
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drone hits school in Kyiv, fire breaks out
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Butenko on Russian drone hitting Kyiv school: this is cynical terror
- Censor.NET (EN): Moment Russian drone struck school in Kyiv during morning attack. VIDEO
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 38 across Ukraine amid another overnight drone barrage nationwide
- The Kyiv Independent: Estonia bans transit of Russian, Belarusian grain
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drone hits warehouses in Kyiv, damage reported
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Zelenskyy on Russian UAV hitting Kyiv school: Russia must bear clear responsibility
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian drones strike key Kyiv bridge linking eastern, western banks of city
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian troop losses rose 46% since January, hit 2026 high in September, Ukraine says
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian drones hit near Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv: public transport traffic halted - video
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): OSINT analysts identify production facilities for the Russian Garpiya-A1 attack drone
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drones strike near support structure of Kyiv's South Bridge
- Kyiv Post: Two Drone Strikes Hit Kyiv’s South Bridge, Metro and Surface Traffic Suspended
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Kyiv Green metro line, surface transport routes changed after attack - KCSA
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Klitschko confirms 2 UAV hits near support structure of Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv
- Censor.NET (EN): Zelenskyy on ’shahed’ strike on school in Kyiv: Russia must be held clearly accountable. VIDEO
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian attacks have damaged one in three educational institutions in Kyiv
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russian drone hit Institute for Nuclear Research in Kyiv
- Ukrinform (EN): Train caught in blast wave: Kyiv changes Green Line metro service after Russian attack on South Bridge
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian drone attacks Institute for Nuclear Research in Kyiv
- Censor.NET (EN): Piece of engine from Russian ’Shahed’ drone lies on South Bridge in Kyiv following attack. VIDEO
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Drone debris falls on roof of 25-storey building in Kyiv, causing fire
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Russians destroy equipment at Parkovyi data centre in Kyiv
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Ukrainian forces strike drone site and Russian arms depot, destroy Rubicon warehouses
- Al Jazeera English: Russian drone hits school in Ukraine’s Kyiv as Moscow presses air assault
- Kyiv Post: Russia Strikes Kyiv Nuclear Institute Housing Reactor
- BBC News - Europe: Russia targets busy bridge in central Kyiv in broad daylight
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian drone strikes Kyiv nuclear institute housing research reactor
- Kyiv Post: Kyiv Reshapes Responses to Russian Strikes
- Kyiv Post: Media Report Assassination Attempt on Fire Point Co-Owner - ‘Somewhat Exaggerated,’ He Says
- Meduza (EN): Russian drone hits Kyiv school while children and teachers shelter inside, mayor says
- The Guardian - Ukraine: CCTV captures moment Russian drone hits Kyiv school - video
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian pilot dies after MiG-29 fighter shot down by Russian missile
- Meduza (EN): Russian drones strike Kyiv’s Southern Bridge in first attack on the city’s bridges since the full-scale invasion. A subway train was crossing it at the time.
- The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv's bomb shelters are in a dire state. Mayor Klitschko is passing on the blame
- The Kyiv Independent: 'We're not telling' - Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): MFA condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine's nuclear, scientific facilities, urges IAEA to respond firmly to escalation - statement
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine war latest: Russian losses soar by 46% during 2026
- Ukrinform (EN): Unexploded drone warhead removed from school in Kyiv
- Censor.NET (EN): Explosions heard in Kyiv: drone debris falls near metro station in Dniprovskyi district (updated)
- Censor.NET (EN): 50 kg of explosives on school stairs: unexploded "Geran-4" warhead removed in Kyiv. PHOTOS
- Kyiv Post: Second Russian Strike on Kyiv’s Southern Bridge Damages Support, Halts Metro
- Kyiv Post: ‘A Deliberate Tactic’: Zelensky Condemns Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv School
- The Kyiv Independent: Russian drones once more hit key bridge in central Kyiv, damage reported
- Ukrinform (EN): Drone debris falls near metro station in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Bridge hit by Russian drone for third time in one day
- The Kyiv Independent: Putin vows Russia will respond with 'all weapons at our disposal' if attacked by NATO
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 30 September 2026
188 drones reported · power grid, housing · impact reported · fire
- 29 September 2026
2 missiles reported · housing, power grid · impact reported · fire
- 28 September 2026
300 drones reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 27 September 2026
277 drones reported · logistics site, housing · impact reported · fire
- 26 September 2026
300 drones reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
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