Kyiv hit by Russian ballistic missiles and drones, killing 2 and injuring 8

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv using ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least two people and injuring eight others, according to the State Emergency Service as of 6:00 AM on September 24. Damage was reported across five districts of the capital. The attack struck residential and non-residential buildings, including a 16-story apartment building in the Dnipro district, a maternity hospital in the Podil district, and warehouse facilities in Sviatoshyn and Solomensky districts. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported four hospitalizations, with two in serious condition, and confirmed a death near a parking lot. President Volodymyr Zelensky, currently in the United States, condemned the strike as targeting civilian infrastructure and called for stronger U.S. action, including ballistic missile interceptors and sanctions. The attack coincided with discussions at the UN General Assembly about a potential energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.