Russian Ballistic Missile Strike on Kyiv Kills One, Sparks Fires

Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles late Thursday, Oct. 29, killing at least one person and setting warehouse buildings ablaze on the city’s left bank, Ukrainian officials reported.

The attack began around 10:45 p.m. local time, when Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported the first explosions. Shortly afterward, officials confirmed that warehouses in the Darnytskyi district had been hit.

The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed one death at 11:48 p.m. local time. Authorities had not immediately released further details about the victim.

Several hours earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that new intelligence indicated Russia was preparing further ballistic missile strikes.

The latest strike followed earlier daytime attacks that left 20 people dead and at least 109 injured.

Store partially destroyed in Dnyprovskyi district

In the neighboring Dniprovskyi district, missile debris fell near a residential complex and caught fire in its courtyard, Klitschko said. The debris partially destroyed a store building, setting it on fire, though the blaze was later contained.

At two separate, undisclosed locations, blast waves blew out windows in residential buildings, damaging private vehicles parked in one of the courtyards.

Emergency services were dispatched to the affected sites as authorities assessed the extent of the damage.

Missiles launched from the north

The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat from the north at 10:40 p.m. Kyiv time, reporting a missile over Chernihiv region heading toward Kyiv.

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Within minutes, it said at least two ballistic missiles were flying toward the capital, followed by more. The threat was declared over at 11:23 p.m.

Russian jet-powered attack drones were also active over the region throughout the evening.

One flew toward eastern Kyiv via Brovary, while another, tracked later in the night, headed west toward Fastiv in the Kyiv region, according to the Air Force.