After a morning drone attack on energy facilities, russia fired missiles at Kyiv; seven people were hurt in the Obolon district.
On Saturday, 10 October, at around 2 p.m., explosions rang out in Kyiv: after a morning drone attack on energy facilities, russia launched missiles at the capital, including ballistic ones. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, seven people were injured in the northern Obolon district, five of them hospitalised and three in serious condition. President Volodymyr Zelensky said air defence shot down only some of the ballistic missiles.
The State Emergency Service reported that in Obolon the blast set off a fire covering about 200 square metres: wooden structures and dry grass near a boating station close to Natalka park were burning. The fire was put out. A single-storey building and the courtyards of nearby residential high-rises were also damaged, and missile debris fell on the grounds of an apartment building.
Around 12:50 p.m. electricity went out in Pechersk and Borshchahivka, and the capital also saw water supply disruptions. Sudden voltage drops stopped metro trains and escalators; service resumed at about 2:30 p.m. with longer intervals between trains. In the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast, DTEK reported outages while utility crews worked to restore power.
Zelensky stressed that "every additional billion dollars russia manages to earn from exports will be spent precisely on this", referring to weapons production and recruitment, and called for "strong signals" from the United States, Europe and other partners. Since 1 October russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, and on 8 October much of the capital was left in near-total darkness.
For Kyiv residents this is one more day on edge. Volunteers Support Ukraine continues to help people affected by the war in whatever way its resources allow.
