Russian Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv Kills Woman, 21, Damages Metro
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the night of Sunday, October 18, to Monday, October 19, killed a 21-year-old woman, injured at least three people and damaged a metro station on the left bank of the Dnipro, according to city and military officials.
Ukraine's Air Force reported the first ballistic missile heading for Kyiv at 22:57, and the capital's ballistic-threat alert was declared at 22:58. Powerful explosions were heard in the city. Later, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said preliminary reports showed a hit on a medical centre building in the Desnianskyi district and on a non-residential building in the Dniprovskyi district.
Casualties
The Kyiv City Military Administration said one person had been killed, offering condolences to the family. At first it reported two injured; at 01:10 it said the number of injured had risen to three. Two of the injured were in hospital, and the person killed was a 21-year-old woman. The administration also said educational institutions were damaged in the Dniprovskyi district.
In the overnight wave, debris from a missile hit the ground floor of a 25-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district, and three people were hurt there. Medics gave them help at the scene. Debris also hit a non-residential building elsewhere in the district, and a non-residential site in the Dniprovskyi district was struck.
Metro stations closed
"As a result of the attack, one of the metro stations on the capital's left bank was damaged. Also, near the station, debris caused a rupture of the running and contact rails," Klitschko said.
The Kyiv Metro said trains would start running in the morning between the Akademmistechko and Darnytsia stations on schedule, while the surface stations Chernihivska and Lisova would be temporarily closed for entry and exit. All necessary specialists, including track and network repair crews, were working at the site, and the restoration of the line would be announced separately.
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