Drone and missile attack on the airfield in Kyiv
Kyiv · Ukraine · 5 October 2026
drone and missile attack reported · airfield, housing · 49 hits · fire
Sources for this report
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Ukraine war briefing: Germany’s Merz pledges €1bn in military aid to Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks
- Euronews: Europe Today: Russia hits Kyiv as Merz visits; Bolsonaro wins Brazil's first round election
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): ISW analyses why Russia is rushing to strike Ukraine's energy infrastructure
- The Kyiv Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,542,720 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Russian forces launch nearly 20 strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region - official
- The Kyiv Independent: Kharkiv targeted in deadly Banderol strike as Russia kills 5, injures 61 across Ukraine over past day
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Turrets have already downed jet-powered UAVs - Ukraine’s Air Force spokesman
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Nearly 200 students injured in French schools protests as clashes with police continue - Europe live
- The Kyiv Independent: Russia attacks Kyiv as drone debris falls into residential area, sets cars ablaze
- Ukrinform (EN): Drone debris falls near residential building in Kyiv's Pechersk district, cars catch fire
Earlier reported strikes at Kyiv
- 4 October 2026
135 drones reported · refinery, housing · impact reported · fire
- 3 October 2026
4 drones reported · airfield, logistics site · impact reported · fire
- 2 October 2026
646 drones reported · 2 missiles reported · housing, civilian facility · impact reported · fire
- 1 October 2026
107 drones reported · power grid, housing · 4 hits · fire
- 30 September 2026
188 drones reported · power grid, housing · impact reported · fire
Every figure on this page is a published claim, kept with its source. Figures count what each side says was launched at it; places are locations that reported impacts. Neither is a casualty count.