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UkrainePublished: 19 October 2026 at 00:31

Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills one person

A Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 18 October killed one person and injured two. Educational institutions were damaged.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda

One person was killed and two others were injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on 18 October. The strike comes amid Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, in which Ukrainian cities are regularly targeted.

According to the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda, educational institutions were also damaged in the attack. The source does not specify which buildings were hit, how extensive the damage is, or what injuries the wounded sustained.

No information is yet available on the identity or age of the person killed, the exact course of the attack, or the number of missiles used. These details may be clarified once local authorities report further on the incident.

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