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Missile event in Kyiv, Pechers'kyi District area, Ukraine on Mon 28th September 2026

28th September 2026

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On the night of Tuesday, September 29, an air alert was declared in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of enemy ballistic missiles, explosions were heard in the capital, and fires broke out.

Source : Air Force , air alert map, OVA, KMVA , Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko

Details : After one night, the Air Force reported a threat of ballistic weapons use.

An air alert was declared in the capital and a number of regions.

Literally Air Force: "Threat of use of ballistic weapons from Kursk."

Details: At 1:21 AM, the Air Force reported "ballistic missiles at Kyiv."

Explosions have been heard in Kyiv.

Updated: According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, debris fell in an open area in the Solomyanskyi district. Details regarding damage and casualties are being clarified.

According to preliminary reports, a fire has broken out in a non-residential building in the Pecherskyi district.

Direct quote from Klitschko at 1:57: “In the Solomyanskyi district, rocket debris has fallen in the courtyard of a building. There is no fire.

In the Pechersk district, a fire has broken out in a three-storey non-residential building. In the Solomyanskiy district, a missile struck the administrative building of an infrastructure facility. No fire.”

Details: After 2 am, the missile threat in Kyiv gave way to a drone threat.

Direct quote from Klitschko at 2.05 am: “In the Solomyanskyi district, a strike and fire have occurred in one of the buildings of an educational institution.

Emergency services are heading to the scene.”

Update: At around 2.45 am, explosions were again heard in Kyiv during an air raid alert due to the threat of jet drones.

At around 4.40 am, explosions were also heard in Kyiv amid the threat of enemy jet drones.

After 5 am, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that a three-storey non-residential building had been damaged in the Pecherskyi district.

In addition, in the Holosiivskyi district, a fire broke out on the roof of a five-storey residential building after debris fell on it. In the Solomianskyi district, debris fell onto the grounds of a private residential property.

Background: Since the start of the day on 28 September, 26 people have been injured and two have died in Kyiv as a result of Russian attacks.

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