Russia launches 210 drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing one and injuring 22 in Kyiv
Russia launched a large-scale combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on October 22, primarily targeting Kyiv. One person was killed and 22 others were injured in the capital, including four children.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 210 drones, including 110 jet-powered Shaheds, as well as Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon and Oniks missiles. The military did not specify the number of missiles launched.
As of 9 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 181 drones, including 87 jet-powered Shaheds. Another 10 drones remained airborne, with air defense operations ongoing.
The Air Force reported strikes at 32 locations across Ukraine and falling debris from intercepted targets at eight locations.
Damage in Kyiv
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 22 people were injured in the attack, including four children. Ukraine's State Emergency Service confirmed that one person was killed in the city's Dniprovskyi district.
The attack damaged metro infrastructure on Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge, disrupting service on the green line.
Trains were operating separately between Syrets and Vydubychi stations on the right bank of the Dnipro River and between Osokorky and Chervonyi Khutir stations on the left bank.
In the Pecherskyi district, a building housing an ambulance station was damaged, along with six ambulances. No emergency medical workers were injured.
A restaurant building caught fire in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
The attack began on the evening of October 21, when Russian strikes and falling debris damaged buildings in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts.