Russia launched a massive drone and missile strike on Ukraine on October 12, targeting Kyiv and other regions with ballistic missiles, loitering munitions, and 108 drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
The assault began at 16:00 local time, with five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles fired from Russia’s Bryansk region, nine Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions, and a wave of Shahed, Gerbera, and Parody drones. Ukrainian air defenses downed or suppressed 88 drones, but impacts were recorded at 17 locations, with debris falling at seven others .
In Kyiv, a Russian drone struck a 25-story residential building in the Darnytskyi District, killing at least two people and injuring 14, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Drone debris also damaged homes in the Solomyanskyi and Pecherskyi districts, sparking fires .
The Air Force confirmed six ballistic missiles hit Kyiv, with air raid sirens sounding only after the attack due to a lack of advance launch data . In Kharkiv, a missile strike collapsed a residential building entrance, killing three and trapping others under rubble .
