Russian forces launch a major ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv early on September 24, 2026, killing two people and damaging a maternity hospital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls on the United States to provide ballistic interceptors and enforce total sanctions, arguing that insufficient pressure allows Moscow's terror to continue. Meanwhile, the Russian Defence Ministry claims the strikes successfully target military-linked facilities and logistics hubs.
Details of the September 24 attacks
- ▪Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on September 24, 2026, using ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, and drones
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that there were three waves of ballistic missiles during the September 24, 2026 Russian attack, with approximately 60% of them downed in Kyiv
- ▪The overnight barrage on Kyiv on September 24, 2026, included an unspecified number of hypersonic and ballistic missiles, alongside 282 drones and other weapons, according to Ukraine's air force
Impact on Kyiv medical facilities
- ▪Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that three of the injured individuals in the September 24, 2026 Russian strike were medical personnel, with two of those hurt in serious condition
- ▪One of the fatalities from the September 24, 2026 Russian missile strike occurred in the parking lot of a damaged maternity hospital in Kyiv
- ▪The September 24, 2026 Russian missile strike on Kyiv damaged the facade of a maternity hospital and a nearby clinic-diagnostic center
Casualties and property damage in Kyiv
- ▪Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that debris from the September 24, 2026 Russian missile strike fell in three districts of Kyiv, damaging a 16-storey residential building, private homes, a post office, and warehouses
- ▪The Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes on Kyiv early on September 24, 2026, killed two people and injured multiple others
Zelenskiy's appeals for international action
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the international community to implement stronger sanctions against Russia and those who help Russia earn money to stop the recurring missile strikes
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that recurring Russian missile attacks occur because international pressure on Russia has not become total, allowing Moscow to continue relying on ballistic terror
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the United States has an opportunity to respond strongly to the September 24, 2026 Russian missile attacks on Kyiv by providing ballistic interceptors to protect lives
Russian strike targets
- ▪The Russian Defence Ministry stated that Russian forces struck a data center used for processing intelligence data and a cargo vessel delivering military supplies to Chornomorsk
- ▪The Russian Defence Ministry stated on September 25, 2026, that Russian forces' September 24, 2026 strikes targeted a Ukrainian drone assembly site in the Kyiv region, telecommunications centers, logistics hubs in Odesa, and cargo vessels carrying military supplies
Debatable claims
- ▪Russia bears sole responsibility for civilian casualties caused by falling missile debris
- ▪Ukraine's air defenses are sufficient to protect major cities from Russian missile attacks
- ▪Russia's missile strikes on Kyiv are justified as targeting military infrastructure
- ▪The United States should provide ballistic interceptors to Ukraine
Story comments
Loading comments…