Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv residential building, multiple districts across the capital on 27 September
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv on 27 September hit a 16-story residential building in the Podilskyi district at around 23:00, causing casualties. Strikes and damage were reported across at least six districts of the capital throughout the day, with one man killed and the total number of injured rising to nine.
Key points
- A hostile drone struck a 16-story residential building in Kyiv's Podilskyi district at around 23:00, at the level of the 7th floor.
- Casualties were reported from the Podilskyi residential building strike, and emergency services were on the scene.
- A man was killed in Solomianskyi district during the overnight attack; fires broke out in two non-residential buildings there.
- Three people were injured in Shevchenkivskyi district, including two 16-year-olds.
- Two people were injured by a drone strike on open ground in Dniprovskyi district on Sunday evening.
- Total injured across Kyiv on 27 September rose to 9.
- President Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck a Kyiv data center twice in the morning.
- A 4-story administrative building in Holosiivskyi and a multi-story building in Darnytskyi were also hit during the day.
- Zelenskyy said a building used as the residence of the Saudi Arabian ambassador, two kindergartens, two schools, warehouses and communications facilities were damaged.
Why it matters
Strikes hit residential areas of the capital multiple times in a single day, with casualties including children. Critical infrastructure — including a data center struck twice and communications facilities — was among the damaged sites. Damage to a building used as the Saudi Arabian ambassador's residence adds a diplomatic dimension to the attacks.
What happened
On 27 September, Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv repeatedly across at least six districts. Around 22:30, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported that drone debris fell on the roof of an office building in Podilskyi district, causing a fire and damage. About 30 minutes later, at approximately 23:00, a hostile drone struck a 16-story residential building in the same district at the level of the 7th floor; Klitschko reported casualties and emergency services went to the scene.
Elsewhere in the city, a man was killed in Solomianskyi district during the overnight attack, and fires broke out in two non-residential buildings there. In Shevchenkivskyi district, three people were injured, including two 16-year-olds. During the day, a hostile drone struck a 4-story administrative building in Holosiivskyi district and a multi-story building in Darnytskyi district, injuring a woman. On Sunday evening, two people were injured by a drone strike on open ground in Dniprovskyi district. The total number of injured across the day rose to 9.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck a Kyiv data center twice in the morning and that the day's attacks also damaged a building used as the residence of the Saudi Arabian ambassador, two kindergartens, two schools, warehouses and communications facilities.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
All three supplied sources — Ukrainska Pravda, Interfax-Ukraine and Suspilne Novyny — are Ukrainian-language media. They center Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko as the primary information source and emphasize casualties, fires and damage to residential and civilian infrastructure across multiple districts of the capital in a single day.
Background
Kyiv experienced repeated drone strikes throughout 27 September across at least six districts: Podilskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were the primary public sources of information about the strikes and casualties.