Russia Strikes Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles, Sparking Fires

Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles late on Thursday, Oct. 29, hitting warehouse buildings on the city’s left bank and setting them on fire. The attack began around 10:45 p.m. local time, when Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported first explosions. Shortly afterward, the strike had hit warehouses in the Darnyitskyi district, setting the site ablaze.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Several hours earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that new intelligence reports pointed to fresh ballistic missiles from Russia. So far, no casualties have been reported in Kyiv, while today’s daytime attacks saw 20 people killed and at least 109 injured. Store partially destroyed in Dnyprovskyi districtIn the neighboring Dniprovskyi district, missile debris fell near a residential complex and caught fire in its courtyard, Klitschko said. The debris partially destroyed a store building, setting it on fire, though the blaze was later contained.At two separate, undisclosed locations, blast waves blew out windows in residential buildings, damaging private vehicles parked in one of the courtyards.At the time of the report, emergency services were dispatched to all sites, with no casualties reported yet.Missiles launched from the northThe Ukrainian Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat from the north at 10:40 p.m. Kyiv time, reporting a missile over Chernihiv region heading toward Kyiv.Within minutes, it said at least two ballistic missiles were flying toward the capital, followed by more. The threat was declared over at 11:23 p.m. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine's Neptune Missiles Destroy 2 Russian Su-34 Bombers in Volgograd Region Su-34 aircraft are used by Russia to launch highly destructive guided aerial bomb attacks against Ukrainian frontline cities. Russian jet-powered attack drones were also active over the region throughout the evening.One flew toward eastern Kyiv via Brovary, while another, tracked later in the night, headed west toward Fastiv in the Kyiv region, according to the Air Force. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.