Russian Ballistic Missiles Hit Kyiv University Campus, Killing One and Injuring Nine
Most of the victims were students, and emergency crews reported damage to hospitals and nearby residential buildings after the missile strike.
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, Russian ballistic missiles struck a university campus, Kyoto Park, and nearby residential areas in Kyiv, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, leaving one person dead and nine injured.
- Russia has intensified drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, placing Kyiv—a city of around three million people—on a near-constant state of alert.
- Klitschko reported damage to medical facilities, noting a "blast wave shattered the windows in an intensive care unit," while missiles struck a university dormitory housing most of the injured students.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strike, stating "the missiles hit very crowded areas, and there is not a single military facility nearby," and urged international partners to provide better defense capabilities.
- The strikes occurred hours before a planned truce in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, as Moscow vowed to maintain the war's pace despite upcoming talks under United States mediation next month.
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Medical facilities were damaged, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital.
Kyoto Park, the area near the subway station, and residential buildings were also hit by enemy strikes.
They were wounded in a massive Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, announced. "This is a direct attack on the city and its infrastructure," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote.
<p>Zelensky said that the Russians struck with ballistics on one of the universities and residential districts of Kiev, the Russian Federation launched a ballistic strike on the university and residential quarters of Kiev, there are dead and wounded. Zelensky called for strengthening air defense.</p>
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