UAV

UAV event in Ukraine on Thu 8th October 2026

8th October 2026

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On 8 October 2026, in the morning, Russian forces carried out drone strikes at the residential and critical energy infrastructure in Kyiv city (Kyiv). As a result, power and water disruptions affected five districts in Kyiv, including metro and trams. Also, emergency power outages occurred in the Kyiv region. Overall, 4 civilians were killed (coded to specific locations), and 19 more injured, including 17 hospitalized (2 coded to Kyiv - Solomyanskyi and 17 coded to Kyiv - Unspecified).

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