Kyiv City Military Administration
The Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA) is the wartime executive body governing the Ukrainian capital, established in February 2022 following the introduction of martial law. It is headed by Vitali Klitschko, who serves simultaneously as the elected Mayor of Kyiv and as the head of the military administration. The KMVA oversees the capital's defence, civil protection, and the operation of municipal services during the war, and its decisions carry the force of military orders. It acts as the principal channel through which the central government coordinates Kyiv's response to air raids, infrastructure damage, and humanitarian needs.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy facility and medical buildings in large drone attack, one killed in city
On 20 October 2026, Russia struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with a large overnight barrage of strike drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. Debris hit an energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a medical building in the Solomianskyi district and the upper floors of a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district, while a drone falling near a gas station on the edge of the Holosiivskyi district killed one man. Four Kyiv districts were partially de-energised, and the metro and funicular halted briefly before service resumed.