A 21-year-old woman was killed in a missile and drone attack on Kyiv

Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman and injured eight other people. The capital was attacked with missiles and drones overnight into Monday, October 19.

In the Solomianskyi District, debris damaged a 25-story residential building. Five people aged 21 to 77 were injured there.

The woman was killed in the Desnianskyi District, where the attack also damaged a non-residential building. Another three people were injured in the district.

Overall, the attack damaged:

• apartment buildings and private homes;
• a metro station;
• cars;
• office premises;
• an educational institution;
• shops;
• gas stations;
• a shopping mall.

Police are documenting the aftermath of the shelling.

We previously reported:

• “Shaheds” hit a freight terminal, warehouses and a service station: Mykolaiv region again under heavy attack
• 70 missiles in one night, 11 killed: Russia strikes Kyiv and 12 regions of Ukraine
• A 58-year-old man injured in a missile strike on Mykolaiv — State Emergency Service report
• Two men in serious condition after “Shahed” drones and ballistic missiles strike Mykolaiv
• Another strike on Kyiv’s Southern Bridge: metro and surface transport halted