On the night of September 30 and into the morning, Russia continued its massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region. The main target of the strike was the Kyiv region, where infrastructure facilities, warehouses, and residential buildings were damaged. In the capital, a new strike on a warehouse building in the Solomianskyi district was reported this morning—a Kyivteploenergo employee was killed, and another person was injured. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, debris was found on the grounds of one of the western embassies.
In Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast two warehouse buildings, three private houses and 11 vehicles were damaged, a fire broke out. Consequences of the attack on infrastructure facilities were recorded immediately in Bucha, Vyshhorod and Obukhiv districts.
In Kyiv significant consequences were recorded at non-residential facilities. In Podil district after the strike the roof of a non-residential building and building materials on the sixth floor caught fire, separately a fire and destruction occurred in a warehouse building. In Obolon district KMVA reported about a fire in a shop premises. In Holosiiv district rescuers extinguished a fire at a bathhouse, a temporary structure and a concrete mixer. Residential buildings also were damaged in several districts of the capital and region.
In Kyiv, according to the latest data from city authorities and SES, two people died, four more were injured. In Kyiv Oblast in Vyshhorod under the rubble of a destroyed building a dead child was found. Rescuers pulled out three more people from under the rubble: a man received shrapnel head wounds, a woman - leg injuries, another child suffered an acute stress reaction.
The Air Force reported that during the attack Russia used ballistic missiles "Iskander-M"/S-400, as well as "Zircon"/"Oniks" missiles. In addition, the enemy launched 188 strike drones of Shahed, "Gerbera" and imitator drones types, moreover 86 Shahed were jet-powered.
As of 08:00 air defense shot down or suppressed 160 air targets: five missiles of "Iskander-M"/S-400/"Zircon"/"Oniks" types and 155 drones. The Air Force recorded hits of air attack means at 18 locations.
Update: On the morning of September 30, new damage from the Russian attack was reported in Kyiv. According to the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, a warehouse building in the Solomyanskyi district was hit, causing a truck to catch fire. An employee of “Kyivteploenergo”—the truck’s driver—was killed at the scene. Company specialists were conducting work there. The Kyiv City Military Administration also reported one additional casualty.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, in downtown Kyiv, preliminary reports indicate that debris was found on the grounds of one of the Western embassies. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene. City authorities have not yet specified which diplomatic mission sustained damage.
In addition, thick fog was observed in the capital this morning. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine explained that following previous shelling, remnants of smoke and soot rose into the upper layers of the atmosphere, but due to a high-pressure system and the near-total absence of wind, they were temporarily trapped near the ground.
Rescue workers recommended that Kyiv residents—especially those in Podil, Lukyanivka, the Shevchenkivskyi District, and Borshchahivka—close their windows, refrain from ventilating their homes, and use air purifiers if possible.
Based on materials: SES of Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, Air Force of Ukraine
