Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures five at State University of Trade and Economics
A Russian ballistic-missile attack on Kyiv late on 26 October and overnight on 27 October injured five students and staff members at the State University of Trade and Economics. University buildings, dormitories, laboratories and parts of the campus were damaged. Across Kyiv, one woman was killed and 15 people were injured.
Key points
- Five students and staff members were injured at the State University of Trade and Economics.
- Two people were injured inside the university campus: Roman Balla and Anna Voloshyna.
- Teaching buildings, dormitories, laboratories and campus grounds were damaged.
- No students or university employees were killed.
- One woman was killed and 15 people were injured across Kyiv.
- Air defenses reportedly intercepted two ballistic missiles and 255 drones.
- The university launched a fundraiser for the injured students and began assessing the damage.
Why it matters
The strike caused casualties and substantial physical damage to an educational institution, including teaching buildings, dormitories, laboratories and campus grounds. Five members of the university community were injured, while the university began raising funds for their treatment and assessing the damage. The attack was part of a broader overnight assault that also damaged Kyiv's metro infrastructure, residential buildings and schools.
What happened
Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles late on 26 October and overnight on 27 October, with damage recorded in six districts. Five students and staff members of the State University of Trade and Economics were injured. Roman Balla and Anna Voloshyna were wounded inside the campus, and some reports said both were in serious condition. Teaching buildings, dormitories, laboratories and parts of the campus were damaged; one damaged dormitory housed more than 200 residents.
No students or university employees were killed. Those injured received medical assistance, and the university announced a fundraiser for the injured students while assessing the damage. The Ministry of Education and Science said it was in contact with the university leadership to provide assistance. Across Kyiv, a 46-year-old woman was killed and 15 people were injured. Metro infrastructure between Darnytsia and Chernihivska stations and on the Southern Bridge was damaged, while two fires in non-residential buildings in Obolon district were extinguished; two people were reported injured in those fires.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting focused on the five injured students and employees, the damage to the university's educational facilities and campus, and the response to the attack. University officials emphasized the provision of medical care, the fundraising campaign, the damage assessment and coordination with the Ministry of Education and Science.
Background
The nighttime attack used ballistic missiles and drones. Beyond the university, damage was recorded in six Kyiv districts, including residential buildings, schools, university facilities and the red line of the metro. By late September, the Ministry of Education and Science reported that more than 4,000 educational institutions had been destroyed or damaged since the beginning of the full-scale war.