Russia Strikes Kryvyi Rih Hospital, 3 Wounded

Russian forces struck the grounds of a hospital in central Kryvyi Rih with two Banderol loitering munitions on Tuesday, Oct. 6, wounding three people.“The enemy attacked the city center with two Banderols,” Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, wrote on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.In a subsequent update, Vilkul said one of the strikes hit the grounds of an unidentified city hospital.A female hospital employee was seriously wounded and taken into surgery, while an injured man was in moderate condition.Vilkul later reported that another woman had been wounded. She was in moderate condition and undergoing surgery.“She was simply walking her dog,” he wrote.Officials had not immediately released information about the extent of the damage, whether hospital patients were affected or whether the medical facility continued operating normally after the attack.What are Banderol weapons?Ukraine’s Air Force classifies the Russian Banderol, also known as the Dan-T, as a loitering munition. Military experts have also described it as a hybrid between an attack drone and a cruise missile.The weapon is powered by a jet engine, making it faster and more difficult for mobile air-defense teams to intercept than conventional propeller-driven drones such as the Shahed.The Banderol can reportedly reach speeds of approximately 500-560 kilometers per hour (310-350 miles per hour) and carry a warhead weighing up to 135 kilograms (300 pounds). Other Topics of Interest ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2026 War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on November 5, 2026. Russia has increasingly used Banderol systems alongside Shahed-type drones, decoys, and conventional missiles during combined attacks intended to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.Photographs circulated by Russian sources earlier this year also indicated that Moscow had developed mobile ground launchers for the weapon, which was previously believed to be launched primarily from Orion drones and Mi-28 attack helicopters.Kryvyi Rih repeatedly targetedKryvyi Rih, a major industrial center in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks.An overnight Russian barrage on Sept. 11-12 killed two people in Kryvyi Rih, left another person missing, and wounded three. The strikes damaged an industrial facility, apartment buildings, schools, and a healthcare center.In August, a Russian strike on a shopping center in the city killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 130. Nine people, including two children, were initially listed as missing following the attack on the crowded mall.Russian strikes have also repeatedly damaged the city’s industrial and energy infrastructure, forcing businesses to suspend operations and placing additional pressure on municipal services and hospitals. Yuliia Zavadska is a news writer at Kyiv Post. She has experience in breaking news coverage, fact-checking, and digital journalism, with a focus on fast, accurate reporting and clear storytelling. Before joining Kyiv Post, she worked as a news feed editor for several leading Ukrainian media outlets.