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Russian strike hits energy facility in Kyiv, mayor says

Ukraine’s emergency services said the attack sparked a fire in a 24-storey building and injured 12 others, including three in serious condition.

  • On Wednesday, October 21, Russian drones struck a 24-story residential building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district, sparking a fire near the 20th floor; Ukraine's State Emergency Services said two people were killed.
  • Hours of drone attacks beginning Tuesday evening continued into Wednesday, striking a transport infrastructure facility in Solomianskyi that triggered a fire and an energy facility in Shevchenkivskyi that disrupted electricity supplies.
  • Renewed strikes followed Tuesday's deadly assault that left one person dead and 21 others injured; drones also hit parked vehicles and a warehouse in the Desnianskyi district, igniting seven cars in an apartment courtyard.
  • Klitschko reported on Telegram that drones struck or fell in at least four districts, while 12 injured required hospitalization including three in serious condition; energy workers began restoring electricity through alternative routes.
  • Senator Thom Tillis has questioned delays in Patriot missile transfers to Ukraine, highlighting growing criticism in Washington as Russian strikes continue to claim civilian lives.
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A residential building was hit by a drone strike in Kiev.

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A NEW Russian drone attack on Kiev left one person dead and another injured after the drone crashed into a 24-story residential high-rise in Svyatoshinsky District, Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko and the city's military administration confirmed.

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Two people have died and one was injured when a Russian drone hit a 24-story apartment building in Kiev. The strike occurred early this morning in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the Ukrainian capital, with the drone hitting the 20th floor. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the strike and the fire that broke out. “A strike was registered in the Sviatoshynskyi district of a 24-story apartment building on the 20th floor. There is a fire,” he sa…

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ТСН.ua broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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