Kyiv region
Russian strikes hit residential buildings in Kyiv and Kharkiv Oblast, killing four
Russian strikes killed four people in Kyiv and the Kharkiv Oblast overnight on 21 October 2026, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported. Casualties were also reported in the Poltava Oblast, the Rivne Oblast and Odesa, with three children, three emergency responders and an ambulance paramedic among the injured
At least four killed and eight injured in drone strikes in Kyiv and surrounding region
. In total, 21 people have been injured and one killed in the capital over the day
Zelensky says Ukraine again received no advance warning from allies before Russian strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there was once again no early warning from Ukraine's allies of overnight Russian attacks. He said Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles and over 200 drones, hitting energy facilities and knocking out power
Russian attack on Kyiv kills LISOD hospital oncologist Stella Bilas
The doctor had recently been working in the chemotherapy department of the LISOD Hospital of Israeli Oncology in Kyiv
Russian shelling kills eight civilians and injures 52 across Ukraine on 30 September
Russian shelling killed eight civilians and injured at least 52 others on 30 September, the National Police reported. The deaths were recorded in Kyiv and in the Kyiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and the injured include people in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts
People try to escape burning National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv after Russian strike (updated)
According to Klitschko, emergency services are heading to the scene
Russian shelling across Ukraine kills 10 civilians and injures at least 44 on 24 September
On 24 September 2026, Russian military shelling killed 10 civilians in Kyiv and the Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts) and injured at least 44 others, particularly in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kyiv and Odesa Oblasts
Seven killed and 43 injured in Russian drone attacks on Kyiv
The National Police of Ukraine reported that two of those killed were found in the street near the office building, one inside the building, and the other in a car in the car park
National Police report 12 dead and 68 injured following Russian strikes on 23 September
On 23 September 2026, Russian military shelling killed 12 civilians in Kyiv and the Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts) and injured at least 78 others, particularly in the Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Russian shelling in Kyiv kills two and injures at least 45 civilians (updated)
As of 13:30, it is known that two people were killed and at least 20 were injured with varying degrees of severity
Russian citizens charged in absentia with war crimes over torture of Ukrainian civilians
The new notice of suspicion relates to the torture of four men illegally detained in the Kyiv Oblast in March 2022
Another Pskov paratrooper receives notice of suspicion in absentia for torturing a civilian in Bucha
The suspect is Zaur Melikov, a serviceman of the 234th Air Assault Regiment of the 76th Air Assault Division of the Russian Armed Forces Airborne Troops
Over 14,000 children registered for adoption in Ukraine
The majority of children registered for adoption in Ukraine are raised in foster families, family-type children's homes, or under guardianship or care. However, about 3,000 children remain in institutional facilities
Russian shelling kills nine civilians and injures at least 69 across Ukraine on 16 September
Russian military shelling on 16 September 2026 killed nine civilians in the Sumy, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 69 more, including in Kyiv and the Odesa, Kharkiv and Kirovohrad Oblasts
Russian military strikes across Ukraine leave 11 civilians dead and 126 wounded on 10 September
Eleven civilians were killed and at least 126 others were injured across the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk Regions (Oblasts), with casualties also reported in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts, as a result of Russian military shelling over the course of 10 September, the National Police reported
Russian drone strikes target two gas stations in Kyiv, injuring civilians
Russian attacks on Kyiv continued throughout the day, leaving two people dead and 12 injured, including a 12-year-old boy, according to the latest data from the capital's authorities.
Russian strikes kill 14 civilians across seven Ukrainian regions, police report
As a result of Russian military shelling over the course of 9 September 2026, 14 civilians were killed, and at least 102 others were injured across Kyiv and the Sumy, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), with casualties also reported in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, the National Police reported
Russian shelling across six Ukrainian regions leaves multiple dead and injured
Russian military shelling overnight and on the morning of 8 September 2026 resulted in fatalities, injuries and destruction across Kyiv and the Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa Regions (Oblasts), the respective regional military administrations and the State Emergency Service reported
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