Key facts
- A Russian missile struck an educational institution in Kyiv's Solomyanskyi district overnight on September 29, starting a fire.
- Debris from a missile fell into a residential building's courtyard in the same district.
- A fire broke out in a three-story non-residential building in the Pechersky district.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported the incidents and stated emergency responders were en route.
- The strikes followed four consecutive days of heightened Russian attacks on the capital.
- On September 28, Russian drones killed two and injured 26 in central Kyiv.
Russian forces conducted overnight missile attacks on Kyiv on September 29, with one missile striking an educational institution in the Solomyanskyi district, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The impact ignited a fire at the facility. Debris from a missile also landed in the courtyard of a residential building in the same neighborhood, though no fire was reported there. In the Pechersky district, a separate fire erupted in a three-story non-residential building. Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground heard blasts and observed Patriot PAC-3 interceptors in operation. These latest strikes come after four consecutive days of intensified Russian assaults on the capital. On September 28, Russian drones hit central Kyiv during the day, resulting in two fatalities and 26 injuries. Drones also struck non-residential buildings across multiple districts, including Obolonskyi, Solomyanskyi, Darnytskyi, Podil, and Shevchenkivskyi. The Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences building and one of the Ministry of Education and Science's buildings sustained damage.