Russian Drone Slams Into Kyiv Apartment Building, Killing 14-Year-Old Boy

Dariia Mykhailenko News Writer Emergency responders evacuate an injured resident from a building damaged in a Russian drone strike on Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district on September 25, 2026. (Source: SES) A 14-year-old boy was killed, and at least seventeen people were injured, including a 9-year-old child, after a Russian drone struck a residential building in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district on September 25, Ukraine’s National Police reported.

According to the statement, the attack occurred at around 8 a.m., when a Russian drone hit a 16-story apartment building at the level of the 10th and 11th floors.

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Authorities said the number of casualties was still being clarified.

UPD: The number of people injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to 20, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.