Russian Strike on Kyiv Region Injures Family of Five, Including Three Children

Dariia Mykhailenko News Writer Emergency crews work at the site of a home destroyed in a Russian attack on the Fastiv district of Ukraine’s Kyiv region on September 18, 2026. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine) Five people, including three children, were injured in a Russian morning attack on the Fastiv district of Ukraine’s Kyiv region.

According to Kyiv Regional Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko, all three children were hospitalized after suffering acoustic trauma and acute stress reactions. Two adults were also injured in the attack.

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“The children were diagnosed with acoustic trauma and acute stress reactions. All three were hospitalized. Among the adults, a woman suffered an acute stress reaction. A man sustained thermal burns, a shrapnel wound, and a cut to his foot. He was also hospitalized,” Tkachenko said.