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Russian strike injures at least 16 in Kyiv

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Russian Forces Attack Kyiv

Russian forces attacked Kyiv, injuring at least 16 people, including a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy.
Kyiv City Military Administration reported strikes at more than 10 locations across three districts.
Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed or suppressed 131 Russian aerial targets using missiles, drones and decoys.
Damage included warehouses, an office building, residential buildings and cars, with debris falling on five additional sites.

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Rescue Crews Extinguish Fire

Kyivvodokanal reported water pressure dropped on left bank and several districts after the strike.
Specialized explosive-ordnance teams and investigators were dispatched to assess damage at the impact sites.
Law enforcement officers began documenting the attack as a potential Russian war crime.
Rescue crews extinguished a fire at a higher-education building in Holosiivskyi, covering five square metres.
Emergency services reported all injured received medical assistance and were transported to hospitals.

History

Historical Context

In the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, Russian air raids shattered Gori and Tbilisi, killing about 60 civilians and destroying dozens of buildings. Those urban bombings, including the first use of RBK-250 cluster munitions, set a precedent for targeting cities. Today, Russian strikes on Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi districts echo that 2008 pattern, raising fresh civilian-protection concerns.

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Russian Forces Attack Kyiv

Russian forces attacked Kyiv, injuring at least 16 people, including a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy.
Kyiv City Military Administration reported strikes at more than 10 locations across three districts.
Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed or suppressed 131 Russian aerial targets using missiles, drones and decoys.
Damage included warehouses, an office building, residential buildings and cars, with debris falling on five additional sites.

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