‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks
Kyiv residents are facing intensified Russian drone and missile strikes, targeting critical infrastructure including schools, hospitals, and bridges. Local officials warn that the city is entering its most difficult phase of the war as daily life becomes increasingly unsustainable.
Why it matters
The escalation of attacks on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv signals a shift in the conflict's intensity as winter approaches.
A woman and child passing the site of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv city centre this week. A woman and child passing the site of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv city centre this week. Ukraine ‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridge
Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv Fri 2 Oct 2026 10.50 EDT Last modified on Fri 2 Oct 2026 11.15 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google V aleriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school in central Kyiv when the air raid alert sounded. Staff hurried the children and parents into the shelter, where the frightened lawyer spent the next two hours with her son.
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