Four districts of the capital were hit, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. In the Podilskyi district, a multi-story and a two-story residential building caught fire, along with a warehouse. About 10 private houses were damaged in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a fire at a store in the Obolonskyi district.
Two people were killed and four others injured in Kyiv. In the Vyshhorod district of the Kyiv region, a private house was destroyed and rescuers found the body of a child under the rubble. Timur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration, said another child and two adults from that house were injured.
Three private houses, two warehouses and 11 cars were damaged in the Bucha district. Tkachenko said the aftermath of strikes on infrastructure facilities was recorded in the Bucha, Vyshhorod and Obukhiv districts.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, the Russian military launched about 20 missiles of various types at Kyiv and the region overnight, including Tsirkon, Iskander-M, KN-23 and S-400 missiles, as well as 188 attack drones. By 8 a.m., Ukrainian forces had shot down five ballistic missiles and 155 drones.
Russia's Defense Ministry said it struck a communications center in Kyiv and energy system facilities in the Kyiv region that support military production.
Since the start of September, the Russian military has struck the Ukrainian capital with drones and missiles almost daily. Senior Ukrainian officials told The Economist that Vladimir Putin had ordered attacks on all civilian sites in Kyiv so that people would be afraid to go to supermarkets. According to the publication, Ukrainian authorities expect Russian strikes to intensify before winter and peak by November.