Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills one, debris hits residential courtyard

rbc.ua (Ukrainian) —

A Russian missile attack on Kyiv on the evening of October 29 killed one person, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration. Missile debris fell in a residential complex courtyard, and a blast wave shattered windows in another building. The attack began around 22:50 with Russia striking Kyiv with ballistic missiles, causing explosions in the city. Emergency services are working at the scenes. The exact location of the fatality has not yet been specified, as reported by RBC-Ukraine citing the administration and Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. Earlier that day, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that intelligence indicated Russia was preparing new ballistic strikes, noting the US currently supplies only 12 Patriot missiles per month. A similar attack on October 26 hit a university campus in Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 10.


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