KMDA (Kyiv City State Administration)
KMDA (Kyiv City State Administration) is the executive body of local self-government in the Ukrainian capital. It is headed by the Mayor of Kyiv, who holds the position of head of the administration by virtue of the office. The KMDA is responsible for managing the city's economy, communal property, transport, education, and healthcare.
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Russia launches massive combined strike on Kyiv overnight, killing one and damaging metro, shopping centre and energy infrastructure
On the night of 18–19 October, Russia struck Ukraine with Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, Iskander-K cruise missiles and 269 strike drones, including 59 jet-powered Shaheds. Kyiv was hit by two waves of ballistic strikes at around 23:00 and 03:00, killing a 21-year-old woman and damaging residential buildings, a medical facility, an educational institution, a metro station and the Cosmo Multimall shopping centre. Ukrainian officials say the first wave arrived without partner warning; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he did not know exactly what happened.
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Russia hits Ukraine with 149 drones overnight, Ukrainian air defense downs 114
Russia launched a large-scale overnight drone attack on Ukraine on 16 October, firing 149 strike UAVs including 108 jet-powered Shaheds, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Air defense shot down or suppressed 114 of them, but 27 drones hit 24 locations, with debris falling at 14 more, damaging energy and civilian infrastructure, triggering emergency blackouts and injuring at least seven people.
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Ukraine sets national rules for schooling during prolonged air raid alerts
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a decision on how schools should organise learning during extended air raid alerts, announced by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi on 15 October. Each school will choose its own model — classroom, shelter-based, or blended in-person and distance learning — based on local security conditions and shelter capacity, with certain core subjects prioritised when space is limited.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy grid with 39 ballistic missiles and 128 drones, knocking out power for 600,000
Russia launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine overnight on 13–14 October, using 39 ballistic missiles and 128 strike drones against energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv. President Zelensky said at least 600,000 people were left without electricity and that the main target of the Kyiv attack was the TEC-4 combined heat and power plant, which sustained direct hits. Three people were killed in Kyiv, more than 20 were injured, and the attack came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine.
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Klitschko tells Rada Kyiv is ready for winter, blames central authorities for criticism and blocked payments
Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko appeared in the Verkhovna Rada on 14 October 2026 after MPs summoned him the day before to report on the capital's preparations for the heating season. He rejected accusations that Kyiv was unprepared, catalogued generators, boiler houses and other backup measures, and turned on the central authorities, accusing them of "constant slaps" and of freezing funds. The session came after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly criticised Kyiv's city government earlier in October for nearly missing Resilience Plan deadlines.
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Russia strikes Kyiv with drones for third straight day; woman injured in Darnytskyi district
Russian drones struck Kyiv on the morning of 13 October, with debris damaging a two-storey private house and yard fence in the Darnytskyi district and injuring a woman. The attack followed an evening barrage on 12 October that combined ballistic missiles and drones and hit multiple districts of the capital.
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Ukrainian parliament summons Kyiv mayor Klitschko to report on winter preparations
The Verkhovna Rada voted 151 in favor on October 13 to summon Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko for a report, on an initiative by Servant of the People MP Maryana Bezuhla. Klitschko delivered a 5-minute address the following day, calling the accusations of sabotaging heating-season preparations baseless and arguing that the summons was an attempt to remove him and erode local self-government. The vote came after repeated Russian strikes on Kyiv's energy infrastructure, which Klitschko said have destroyed the city's own generation capacity and forced full dependence on the national grid.
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Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv energy plant and apartment block; Ukraine reports no partner warning
On the evening of October 13, Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, hitting the TEC-4 (CHPP-4) thermal power plant and a nine-story residential building in the Desnianskyi district. Ukrainian officials said international partners did not provide advance warning through the usual intelligence-sharing channels, and that Ukrainian air defence detected the missiles only as they were approaching the capital. It was the second consecutive night Kyiv was hit by Russian ballistic missiles without a partner warning.
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Kyiv prosecutor sues city authorities over missing mobile shelters
The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office has filed a lawsuit against the Kyiv City State Administration (KMDA, the city's executive body) and the Kyiv City Council, the city's elected legislature, seeking to compel the installation of mobile shelters in public places. The prosecutor's office argues that current Ukrainian law places the obligation on local authorities and that, despite the ongoing full-scale war, Kyiv has no above-ground rapid-deployment shelters in public spaces. A court has opened proceedings in the case.
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Russian strike on Kyiv energy facility causes outages in up to five districts, cuts water pressure
On 11 October, Russia struck an energy facility in Kyiv, triggering emergency power outages across multiple districts, damaging a high-voltage transmission line and reducing water pressure on both banks of the city. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and operators Ukrenergo and DTEK reported the damage and appealed to residents to limit appliance use. President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian 'Shahed' drone hit the facility on the same day US President Trump announced an energy ceasefire, and that TEC-5 in Kharkiv was also struck.
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Emergency blackouts hit Kyiv's right bank after Russian strike on energy facility
On the morning of 9 October, Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo ordered emergency power outages on the right bank of Kyiv and in the Bucha and Vyshhorod districts of Kyiv Oblast, following a Russian strike on a major energy facility serving the capital the previous evening. The shutdowns suspended trolleybuses, trams and the funicular in three right-bank districts, and water supply was reduced in several neighborhoods. Kyiv's mayor said the city has lost its own generation and now depends on the national grid.
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Emergency power cuts hit Kyiv as Russian strikes on energy grid disrupt water, metro and trams
On the morning of 8 October, emergency power outages were applied across Kyiv and parts of Kyiv Oblast after Russian strikes damaged high-voltage transmission equipment, knocking out scheduled cuts. The voltage drop reduced water pressure on the right bank of the capital, delayed trams and trolleybuses, and in the evening forced the temporary suspension of metro service.
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Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv and three districts of Kyiv Oblast, killing at least four
On the morning of 8 October, Russian forces attacked Kyiv and three districts of Kyiv Oblast with strike drones, including reactive Shahed-type UAVs. A drone hit a four-storey shop building in the Solomianskyi district, where three people were later confirmed killed. By the end of the day, the death toll in Kyiv had risen to four and the number of injured to nineteen, with thirteen hospitalised. Three districts of Kyiv Oblast were also struck, injuring three residents. Emergency power outages were introduced across Kyiv and parts of the region, and water pressure dropped on the capital's right bank.
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Russian strike on Kyiv apartment building kills two, injures four including children
On the evening of 7 October, a Russian strike hit a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district, causing a fire and partial destruction at the level of the 10th floor. Two people were killed and four injured, including two children, while 22 people were rescued. Kyiv was attacked by drones the same evening, and sappers later neutralised two undetonated Iskander-M ballistic missile warheads that had fallen near residential buildings in two other Kyiv districts.
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Russia launches massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on October 6–7, hitting Kyiv and multiple oblasts
Russia launched a large-scale combined missile and drone strike on Ukraine overnight on October 6–7, deploying ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and more than 130 strike drones. Main strike directions were Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. Ukrainian air defense said it shot down or suppressed 161 aerial targets by 09:00 on October 7. Multiple civilians were killed across several cities, including the destruction of a residential building in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast. President Zelensky, who had warned the previous day based on intelligence that Russia was preparing a massive strike, described it as one of the "most vile" and said energy infrastructure was a key target.
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Russia hits Kyiv's Northern Bridge again as overnight drone barrage targets Ukrainian cities during Merz visit
On the morning of 4 October, a Russian drone struck the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge in Kyiv for the second consecutive day, damaging the roadway and injuring two people. The strike was part of an overnight attack in which Russia launched 135 strike drones at Ukraine, including 52 jet-powered Shaheds. Ukrainian air defence shot down or suppressed 123 of the drones. The attack coincided with a visit to Kyiv by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who announced new German military and energy-sector aid for Ukraine.
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Russian drone strikes Kyiv's Northern Bridge, injuring two and closing a second Dnipro crossing
A Russian drone hit the Northern Bridge in Kyiv on the morning of 3 October, damaging the road surface and trolleybus contact network, injuring two people, and closing the bridge to traffic from the left to the right bank. The strike came a day after repeated Russian drone attacks forced the full closure of the Southern Bridge, leaving the capital with two of its main Dnipro crossings out of normal operation.
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Russian drones hit Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge for fourth time in a day, paralysing cross-river traffic
Russian forces struck the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge in Kyiv with drones around 5:00 a.m. on 2 October 2026, the fourth hit on the bridge in roughly 24 hours and part of a wave of attacks that fully closed the bridge and restricted traffic on the Paton and Metro bridges. The overnight strike also hit a 25-storey residential building in the Darnytskyi district, killing one person and injuring two. The closures caused a major transport collapse across the city, with large traffic jams, rerouted buses and trolleybuses, and a Kyiv Defense Council decision to tighten bridge rules during air-raid alerts.
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Russian drone strikes Kyiv school while students shelter; no injuries
A Russian drone struck a secondary school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on the morning of October 1 during an overnight drone barrage on Ukraine. More than 100 students and around 60 staff were sheltering inside at the time. No one was injured, and President Zelensky ordered the school's reconstruction.
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Russian drones hit Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge three times in one day, halting metro and bus traffic
On 1 October 2026, Russian drones struck the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge in Kyiv twice during the day near its support structure and a third time in the evening on the roadway, suspending metro and surface public transport across the crossing. A metro train was crossing the bridge during one of the daytime strikes; no one was injured, though dust entered the carriage via the ventilation system.