The key facts

  • Kyiv was hit by two waves of ballistic missiles in the early hours of October 27: one killed, 14 wounded, nine hospitalized
  • Firefighters rescued a dog from a missile-struck building; its owner, according to reports, was killed
  • Zelensky said 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones struck 11 regions of Ukraine

Nighttime shelling of Kyiv and a dog rescued from the rubble

Firefighters in Kyiv pulled a frightened dog alive from a building hit by Russian missiles: its owner, according to reports, was killed. A second injured dog was later found nearby, whose owner, according to Ukrainian reports, was also killed. This was reported by Euronews in a video story dated October 27.

Casualties and destruction

The Ukrainian capital came under two waves of ballistic missiles in the early hours of Tuesday, October 27. A 46-year-old woman was killed, 14 people were wounded, nine of whom were hospitalized. Among the hardest hit were students: near the Lisova metro station, a university dormitory, campus buildings and medical facilities were struck. The Southern Bridge in the city was also damaged, disrupting metro traffic across the Dnipro River.

The scale of the attack across the country

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones at Ukraine, hitting energy and logistics facilities in 11 regions. He also criticized delays in the delivery of Patriot and NASAMS interceptors, warning that every such delay leaves Ukraine vulnerable to new Russian strikes.