Russia resumes drone attacks on Kyiv, kills 1, injures 17, damages residential buildings

Russia has resumed its relentless attacks on Kyiv with jet-powered drones, killing one person and injuring at least 17 people, including two children, in daytime strikes on the capital, local authorities said on Sept. 9.

The attacks damaged residential buildings in two districts of Kyiv.

The strike has killed one woman and injured at least 17, including two children. Six of the injured victims have been hospitalized, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in his latest update.

A Russian drone struck a nine-story residential building in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital, Klitschko said at 4:21 p.m. local time. A fire broke out in a building following the attack, and emergency services were dispatched to the scene.

Kyiv City Military Administration later said that a woman was killed as a result of the attack on the Dniprovskyi district, and three people were injured including two children aged 15 and 16.

At around 8 a.m. local time, a Russian drone struck a 24-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district, sparking a fire on the 12th floor, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Separately, a fire broke out in an open area in the Darnytskyi district following a drone crash, Klitschko said at 12:50 p.m. local time.

At 1:27 p.m. local time, the mayor added that a fire broke out in a warehouse in the Dniprovskyi district following a drone crash. Local Telegram channels published a video purportedly showing the aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a warehouse near the Comfort Town residential complex.

The air-raid alert related to drone threats has been in effect in Kyiv for more than six hours since the start of the day.

Russia's attacks on Kyiv resumed almost immediately after a brief pause linked to the visit of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to the capital.

The previous day, on Sept. 8, a mass Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed five people, injured 35 others and sparked a series of huge fires that filled the morning air across the city with smoke.

Russian attacks over the past day in Kyiv Oblast killed two people and injured seven others, including two children, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, said.

In total, 31 sites were damaged across the region, including 11 houses, two apartment buildings, five production and warehouse facilities, an administrative building, a utility building and 12 vehicles, Tkachenko said.

"Behind every number is someone's life, someone's home, someone's property. And this is once again the reality that Russia brings to our land," he added.