Russian attack kills 2 in Kyiv as Ukraine comes under barrage of 282 drones and missiles

Russia launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine overnight on Sept. 24, using anti-ship and ballistic missiles as well as 282 drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

The main targets of the attack were the Kyiv and Odesa regions.

In Kyiv, at least two people were killed and eight injured, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

In the city’s Solomianskyi district, warehouses were partially destroyed, with the resulting fire spreading to basement areas. Three injured people were hospitalized.

In the Podilskyi district, a Russian strike hit near a maternity hospital, setting parked cars on fire.

An administrative building was damaged in the Dniprovskyi district, where one person was injured. At another location, a private house was destroyed and two neighboring homes were damaged. Rescuers pulled one person from the rubble.

One of those killed was a 65-year-old man who died in an underground passage where he had taken shelter during the attack, according to Kyiv authorities.

The Air Force said Russia launched Zircon anti-ship missiles and Iskander-M, S-400 and North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, alongside 282 Shahed-type and other drones.

As of 8 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 227 aerial targets, including four Zircon missiles, three ballistic missiles, one Banderol/Dan-T loitering munition and 219 drones.

Strikes were recorded at 13 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at another 10.

The Air Force said the attack was still ongoing as of its morning update, with dozens of Russian drones remaining in Ukrainian airspace.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is currently in the United States, said the attack underscored Ukraine’s need for additional ballistic missile interceptors and stronger sanctions against Russia and those helping it generate revenue.