Missile event in Kyiv, Pechers'kyi District area, Ukraine on Thu 22nd October 2026

Zelenskyy: Russia strikes area between Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and monastery with ballistic missile carrying cluster warhead.

On the night of 21-22 October, Russian forces used, among other weapons, three ballistic missiles with cluster warheads against Kyiv, one of which struck the historic centre of the Ukrainian capital.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Details: Zelenskyy said he had received reports on dealing with the aftermath of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and districts.

According to the Ukrainian authorities, on the night of 21-22 October, the Russians used, among other weapons, three ballistic missiles with cluster warheads against Kyiv. These missiles detonate in the air as they approach their target, striking everything within a radius of 400 m.

One of the missiles struck Pechersk, Kyiv's historic centre, specifically the area between the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the Holy Presentation Monastery. Buildings belonging to the monastery, residential buildings, shops, cafés and other civilian infrastructure in the city were damaged.

Quote: "This is another extraordinarily revealing strike – revealing because it was no accident. The choice of weapon was deliberate, the choice of target area was deliberate, and so was the intent to inflict as much loss and damage on civilians as possible. There was no military target nearby, not even in theory, and the weapon was designed to cause widespread destruction. Russia has not changed the way it wages this war, and it is taking no steps that would signal a genuine desire to end it."