The strike also damaged the above-ground Chernihivska metro station on the city's left bank, where falling debris tore apart running and contact rails, The Moscow Times reported.

In the Solomianskyi district, missile debris hit the first floor of a 25-storey residential building and fell onto a medical facility. Debris also struck an area of non-residential buildings in the Dniprovskyi district.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported eight people wounded. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said three people were injured, two of whom are in hospital.

Russian forces have stepped up air attacks on Kyiv since September, striking not only at night but also during the day. The New York Times noted that constant air-raid alerts, disruptions to electricity and water supplies, and the threat of strikes on residential buildings have turned daily life in the Ukrainian capital into a struggle for survival.

Despite an energy truce announced by US President Donald Trump, Russia is striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. On 14 October, the Russian Defence Ministry reported hitting five energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region: Darnytska CHPP-4, Kyiv CHPP-5, Kyiv CHPP-6, Trypilska TPP and the Kyivska substation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia is preparing to intensify attacks on major Ukrainian cities and cut them off from the rest of the country. Senior Ukrainian officials told The Economist that Russia plans to paralyse Kyiv before the cold weather sets in and to destabilise the political situation. According to them, Vladimir Putin has ordered attacks on all civilian facilities in the Ukrainian capital.

Sources among Ukrainian officials told the Financial Times that Moscow is seeking to increase pressure on Kyiv so that it yields to its demands, including the surrender of territories in the Donbas, in early 2027.

Accounts differ: the State Emergency Service reports eight wounded, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko reports three injured, two of whom are in hospital. Deutsche Welle and TV Rain cited Klitschko's figure of three wounded.