Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts; mother and two children killed in Fastiv district
Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Kyiv oblasts with strike drones over the night of 18–19 September and throughout 19 September. In Kyiv Oblast, nine civilian objects were damaged across four districts, and a warehouse of pet-goods supplier Suziria Group, which owns the MasterZoo chain, was hit. A mother and her two small children were killed in Fastiv district; other civilians were wounded.
Key points
- Air raid alerts in Kyiv Oblast lasted almost continuously for nearly a full day on 19 September.
- Nine civilian objects were damaged in four districts of Kyiv Oblast: three in Obukhiv, one in Vyshhorod, two in Boryspil, and three in Bucha.
- Five of the damaged objects were warehouses; a production premises, a garage premises, vehicles and an apartment building were also hit.
- Russian drones struck a Suziria Group warehouse covering more than 8,000 square metres overnight; no company employees were injured, but firefighters worked through the morning to extinguish the fire.
- In Fastiv district of Kyiv Oblast, a mother and her two small children were killed; a woman was also wounded and taken to hospital.
- In Vyshhorod district, a mother and child were injured and hospitalized; an educational institution and a bus were also damaged.
- Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts on the same day: in Dnipro, drones hit warehouse premises and a fire broke out, and in Kropyvnytskyi, air defence shot down the drones but falling debris damaged several private homes.
- According to the Air Force, the wider air assault used two Zircon anti-ship missiles, 174 Shahed-type strike UAVs (about half jet-powered), Gerbera drones, Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions and Parodiya-type decoy drones.
- Damage reporting was provided by head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko, head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Hanzha, and head of Kirovohrad OVA Andrii Raikovych.
Why it matters
The strikes illustrate the sustained, around-the-clock tempo of Russian drone attacks on central Ukraine and the wide spread of damage across multiple districts of Kyiv Oblast, including civilian homes and a major logistics facility. The killing of a mother and her two small children in Fastiv district makes this one of the deadliest single incidents of the reporting window, while the destruction of a large Suziria Group warehouse highlights the ongoing toll on private-sector logistics infrastructure. The combination of munitions used in the wider air assault — including Shahed-type drones, Gerbera decoys, Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions, Parodiya dummies and Zircon missiles — points to the scale of firepower directed at Ukrainian cities.
What happened
On the night of 18–19 September and throughout 19 September, Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Kyiv oblasts with strike drones. Air-raid alerts in Kyiv Oblast lasted almost continuously for nearly the entire day. According to head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko, nine civilian objects were damaged across four districts: three in Obukhiv, one in Vyshhorod, two in Boryspil and three in Bucha. Five of those objects were warehouses; a production premises, a garage premises, vehicles and an apartment building were also hit.
Overnight, Russian drones struck a warehouse belonging to Suziria Group, the supplier that owns the MasterZoo pet-goods chain, covering more than 8,000 square metres. The company said no employees were injured, and firefighters worked through the morning to extinguish the blaze. In Fastiv district, a mother and her two small children — a girl and a boy — were killed, private houses and a car were damaged and a fire in one of the houses was extinguished. A woman was also wounded in Fastiv and taken to hospital. In Vyshhorod district, a mother and child were injured and hospitalized, and an educational institution and a bus were damaged. In Obukhiv district, a private house was damaged.
In Dnipro, Russian drones hit warehouse premises and a fire broke out, according to head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Hanzha. In Kropyvnytskyi, the capital of Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian air defence shot down the strike drones but falling debris damaged several private homes; no people were injured, head of Kirovohrad OVA Andrii Raikovych reported. The Air Force said the broader air assault used two Zircon anti-ship missiles, 174 Shahed-type strike UAVs (about half jet-powered), Gerbera drones, Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions and Parodiya-type decoy drones. From the evening of 18 September, two men were earlier hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after a drone strike on Bucha district, where a warehouse on an office-logistics complex also caught fire.
Where reporting differs
Sources disagree on the human cost of the attacks in Fastiv district: most reports describe a wounded woman taken to hospital, while a subset of reports state that a mother and her two small children were killed in the same district, with private houses and a car damaged. There is also a minor discrepancy over the size of the MasterZoo chain, with most outlets reporting roughly 200 stores in 36 cities and at least one source saying 38 cities.
Background
The strike on the Suziria Group warehouse fits a pattern of Russian attacks on logistics infrastructure. In August 2025, Russian strikes destroyed warehouses and logistics centres belonging to NOVUS, Rozetka, Silpo and Nova Poshta; over the previous year, more than 500,000 square metres of logistics real estate were reportedly damaged, pushing warehouse rental rates up — especially in Kyiv Oblast. An earlier Russian attack destroyed a warehouse of the pharmacy chain Apteka dobroho dnia that stored hundreds of tons of medicines. MasterZoo, part of Suziria Group, is described as Ukraine's largest pet-goods retailer, with around 200 stores and 2025 revenue of about 2.1 billion hryvnias.