Russian strike on Kyiv hits near metro station, targets ambulance crew

Russian forces struck Kyiv with missiles on Monday, October 26, hitting near a metro station and causing a car fire, while also attacking an ambulance crew en route to a call, with preliminary reports of casualties. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported the strike in the Desnyanskyi district near a metro station, with emergency services dispatched to the scene. The ambulance team was targeted during their response, and a medical facility in the Dniprovskyi district had windows blown out in its intensive care unit, though no injuries were reported there. The attack occurred around 22:00 after an air raid alert was declared at 21:40, with the Air Force warning of ballistic missiles approaching from Chernihiv region. A strike on a non-residential building near a supermarket in the Dniprovskyi district left at least one person dead.