Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
HE
NEWSLETTER
www.israelhayom.com
  • Home
  • News
    • Israel
    • Israel at War
    • Middle East
    • United States
  • Opinions
  • Jewish World
    • Archaeology
    • Antisemitism
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture
  • Magazine
    • Feature
    • Analysis
    • Explainer
  • In Memoriam
www.israelhayom.com
  • Home
  • News
    • Israel
    • Israel at War
    • Middle East
    • United States
  • Opinions
  • Jewish World
    • Archaeology
    • Antisemitism
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture
  • Magazine
    • Feature
    • Analysis
    • Explainer
  • In Memoriam
www.israelhayom.com
Home News World News Europe War in Europe

Ukraine says Kyiv 'hit by Iranian kamikaze drones' in early morning strike

"Rescuers are on the site," capital's mayor says on the Telegram messaging service, adding that as a result of what he said was a drone attack, a fire also broke out in a non-residential building.

by  AP , Reuters and ILH Staff
Published on  10-17-2022 07:55
Last modified: 10-17-2022 08:10
Massive attack on Kyiv leaves widespread destruction days after Russian landmark hitAP/Efrem Lukatsky

Damaged cars and buildings seen at the scene of Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 | Photo: AP/Efrem Lukatsky

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive, coordinated air strike across the country.

Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Kyiv city mayor Vitaliy Klichko said the central Shevchenko district of the capital had been hit, and urged residents to take shelter. No further details were immediately known.

The explosions came from the same central Kyiv district where a week ago a missile struck a children's playground and intersection near the Kyiv National University's main buildings.

Social media posts showed a fire in the area of the apparently strike, with black smoke rising into the early morning light.

Russian forces struck Kyiv with Iranian Shahed drones, wrote Andrii Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president's office, in a post on the Telegram social media site. Russia has repeatedly been using the so-called suicide drones in recent weeks to target urban centers and infrastructure, including power stations.

The strike on Kyiv comes as fighting has intensified in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in recent days, as well as the continued Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south near Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last night in his evening address that there was heavy fighting around the cities of Bakhmut and Soledar in the Donetsk region. The Donetsk and Luhansk regions make up the bulk of the industrial east known as the Donbas, and were two of four regions annexed by Russia in September in defiance of international law.

On Sunday, the Russian-backed regime in the Donetsk region said Ukraine had shelled its central administrative building in a direct hit. No casualties were reported.

Monday's attack on Kyiv comes a week after Russia fired a massive volley of missiles on a host of Ukrainian cities in response to an attack on a landmark Russian bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula it annexed in 2014 to mainland Russia.

Ukraine celebrated that attack on the bridge – which embarrassed Russian President Vladimir Putin who considers the bridge a crown jewel of Russia's presence there – but it never admitted publicly to having been behind it.

Subscribe to Israel Hayom's daily newsletter and never miss our top stories!

Tags: KyivRussiaUkraineVladimir Putin

Related Posts

Ukraine: 'We urgently need' Israeli anti-drone techReuters/Sofiia Gatilova

Ukraine: 'We urgently need' Israeli anti-drone tech

by Dudi Kogan

Although Israel has refused so far to transfer weapons to Kyiv, it agreed to launch a "strategic dialogue on the...

'Can you hit Moscow?': Trump call shockerAP Photo/Ben Curtis; File/Getty Images/iStockphoto/yulenochekk

'Can you hit Moscow?': Trump call shocker

by Erez Linn

During a July 4 phone call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump reportedly signaled support for Ukrainian deep strikes on Russian...

Report: Russia tries to recruit another country into Ukraine warWikipedia

Report: Russia tries to recruit another country into Ukraine war

by Neta Bar

Following North Korea's involvement, Moscow has reportedly reached an agreement with the government of Laos to send combat engineers to...

Menu

Analysis 

Archaeology

Blogpost

Business & Finance

Culture

Exclusive

Explainer

Environment

 

Features

Health

In Brief

Jewish World

Judea and Samaria

Lifestyle

Cyber & Internet

Sports

 

Diplomacy 

Iran & The Gulf

Gaza Strip

Politics

Shopping

Terms of use

Privacy Policy

Submissions

Contact Us

About Us

The first issue of Israel Hayom appeared on July 30, 2007. Israel Hayom was founded on the belief that the Israeli public deserves better, more balanced and more accurate journalism. Journalism that speaks, not shouts. Journalism of a different kind. And free of charge.

All rights reserved to Israel Hayom

Hosted by sPD.co.il

  • Home
  • News
    • Israel at War
    • Israel
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Sports
  • Opinions
  • Jewish World
    • Archaeology
    • Antisemitism
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture
  • Magazine
    • Feature
    • Analysis
    • Explainer
    • Environment & Wildlife
    • Health & Wellness
  • In Memoriam
  • Subscribe to Newsletter
  • Submit your opinion
  • Terms and conditions

All rights reserved to Israel Hayom

Hosted by sPD.co.il

Newsletter

[contact-form-7 id=”508379″ html_id=”isrh_form_Newsletter_en” title=”newsletter_subscribe”]

  • Home
  • News
    • Israel at War
    • Israel
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Sports
  • Opinions
  • Jewish World
    • Archaeology
    • Antisemitism
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture
  • Magazine
    • Feature
    • Analysis
    • Explainer
    • Environment & Wildlife
    • Health & Wellness
  • In Memoriam
  • Subscribe to Newsletter
  • Submit your opinion
  • Terms and conditions

All rights reserved to Israel Hayom

Hosted by sPD.co.il