Russia Keeps Pounding Kyiv in Daytime After Overnight Ballistic Strike – Supermarket Hit, Debris Found on Embassy Grounds

A Kyivteploenergo driver was killed when a Russian strike hit a warehouse in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Wednesday, Sept. 30, while debris from the overnight attack was found at an embassy in the city center. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko did not specify which embassy. “Emergency services are heading to the scene,” he wrote.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Klitschko said the driver was working at the site with other utility specialists. A Kyiv Post correspondent in Solomianskyi district reported that the impact hit the warehouse’s freezer rooms. A truck caught fire, and the Kyiv City Military Administration reported one other person injured. Klitschko said debris was found on the grounds of one of the Western embassies in Shevchenkivskyi district and that emergency services were heading to the site. DTEK said its energy workers restored electricity to 8,000 households after damage to energy infrastructure. “We continue to work 24/7 to ensure reliable electricity supply for Kyiv residents,” the company said. Local social media channels also claimed a drone hit a store in the Kyiv region and that people could be heard screaming. Kyiv Post could not independently verify those reports. The latest updates follow a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Wednesday, as Kyiv Post previously reported. The attack killed two women and injured five people in the capital. The report said air defenses engaged incoming ballistic missiles as explosions were heard across the city. Other Topics of Interest Russian Air Strikes Target Major Ukrainian Drugs Manufacturer Darnytsia, Ice-Cream Maker Russia intensified strikes on Ukrainian businesses, hitting a Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant three times in six days and damaging ATB, Rud and OKKO facilities. In the Sviatoshynskyi district, private residential buildings caught fire following the Russian barrage. A warehouse building was burning in Holosiivskyi, while a shop caught fire in Obolonskyi. In the Podilskyi district, Russian forces struck a non-residential building, sparking a fire that spread to the roof and construction materials on the sixth floor. A warehouse was also damaged and caught fire before firefighters extinguished the blaze. A two-story private house at another location also caught fire. In the Holosiivskyi district, a bathhouse, utility cabin, and concrete mixer caught fire. The blaze was subsequently extinguished. In the Solomianskyi district, grass caught fire in an open area. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.