Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills one person and injures 24

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and strike drones during the night of 21–22 October. One person was killed and 24 were injured.

The Kyiv City Military Administration said 16 injured people were taken to hospital. Five teenagers and two children were among those hurt, according to the city prosecutor’s office.

The strikes caused fires and damage in six districts of the capital.

Injuries and district damage

Eight people, including three children, were injured in Pecherskyi district. Buildings, ambulances and a monastery were damaged there.

Six more people were injured when a non-residential building in Holosiivskyi district was hit. Two people were injured in Obolonskyi district, where non-residential buildings were damaged and fires broke out.

One person was killed in Dniprovskyi district, where buildings and cars were damaged. In Sviatoshynskyi district, a non-residential building and a restaurant complex caught fire; the blaze covered 1,100 square metres.

Medical conditions and infrastructure

The prosecutor’s office said the injured children were suffering from shock. A 16-year-old boy was hospitalised with a closed traumatic brain injury.

Transport infrastructure facilities were damaged in Darnytskyi district, with no injuries reported. An ambulance station in Pecherskyi district and metro infrastructure on Pivdennyi Bridge were also damaged, causing some traffic restrictions.