Russian Ballistic Missiles and Drones Hit Kyiv, Killing One

Russian forces launched another combined ballistic missile-and-drone attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 3, killing one person, injuring two others and sparking fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. “Explosions in the city. Kyiv is under ballistic attack. Stay in shelters!” Klitschko wrote as the assault unfolded.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. He later said Russian forces were continuing to strike the capital with ballistic missiles and warned that the threat of further attacks remained. Fires were reported in the Sviatoshynskyi and Obolonskyi districts after falling debris struck non-residential areas. Another blaze broke out at a garage cooperative in Sviatoshynskyi district, according to the mayor. Klitschko later said one man had been killed and two people injured in the attack. One of the wounded was hospitalized, while the second received outpatient treatment. Air defenses continued operating over the capital against Russian drones after the ballistic strikes, Klitschko said. In the Holosiivskyi district, falling drone debris ignited grass, though emergency crews later localized the fire. Targeting capital infrastructure The early Saturday attack followed several days of intensified Russian strikes on Kyiv and its critical infrastructure. On Friday, Russian attacks forced authorities to completely close the Southern Bridge and restrict traffic on the Paton and Metro bridges, causing severe congestion across the capital and disrupting travel between the two banks of the Dnipro. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine Records Nearly 227,000 Russian War Crimes Since Full-Scale Invasion National Police data show nearly 244,000 criminal proceedings, including thousands involving killed, wounded, missing and deported children. Russian drones had repeatedly struck the Southern Bridge over the previous two days, damaging the roadway, supports and barriers protecting metro infrastructure. The latest assault brought ballistic missiles back over the capital in the early hours of Saturday, followed by continuing drone activity and air-defense operations. The attacks come as Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine’s transport, energy and other critical infrastructure ahead of winter. President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly warned that Moscow is escalating attacks on infrastructure vital to civilian life and has called for stronger air defenses to counter Russia’s expanding missile and drone campaign. Emergency crews remained deployed across Kyiv Saturday morning, extinguishing fires and assessing damage from the overnight attack. 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.