Russian drone smashes into Kyiv school, no injuries, officials say
Children and staff sheltered during the strike, and emergency crews quickly extinguished the fire, officials said.
- On Thursday, October 1, 2026, a Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, sparking a fire on the third floor; children and teachers sheltering inside remained unharmed, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
- Russia has increasingly deployed specialized jet-powered drones; Presidential defense technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov warned these weapons are fitted with new warheads designed to sever high-voltage pylons and degrade Ukraine's energy security.
- Russian drones also struck the Institute for Nuclear Research on September 30; the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate confirmed the VVR-M research reactor remained undamaged and radiation levels stayed within natural background ranges.
- Two drone strikes near the Pivdennyi Bridge forced authorities to suspend metro and surface transport for safety inspections; Odesa city military administration chief Serhiy Lysak reported one person wounded after an office building was hit.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strikes a "new escalation of terror" and said Ukraine was working with international partners to strengthen air defenses as the country prepares for the winter season ahead.
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Russian armed forces also attacked the southern bridge in Kiev on Thursday.
For the second day in a row, a key bridge over the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been hit by Russian drones.
In a conversation at a school just bombed this Thursday, the president says Moscow is looking for “the Ukrainians to leave the capital”
Russia launched its first attack using jet-powered drones on the strategic 'Southern Bridge' on the Dnieper River east of Kyiv, aiming to cripple Ukraine's energy supplies and infrastructure just before winter.
A qualitative Russian escalation of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, is a major bridge, a nuclear research facility and energy facilities, amid Ukrainian fears of a new campaign targeting infrastructure and exacerbating the winter crisis.
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