Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School as Children Shelter During Morning Attack

A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Thursday morning, Oct. 1, sparking a fire while children were sheltering inside during an air raid alert, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said. “In the Solomianskyi district, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck a school building. A fire has broken out. The children were in a shelter. Emergency services are en route to the scene,” Klitschko wrote on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The fire broke out as Kyiv was under an air raid alert issued at 8:48 a.m. The all-clear was given at 9:31 a.m. Klitschko later reported that Russian forces had also struck warehouse facilities in the same district. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured in either strike. The attacks follow the Russian-launched strikes on Kyiv early Thursday, injuring at least one man and sparking fires in several districts, following a day of strikes that killed three people and wounded seven. In Solomianskyi district, a Russian attack set fire to a café on the ground floor of a 16-story residential building, with flames spreading to parked cars. The State Emergency Service said firefighters extinguished the blaze over about 80 square meters (861 square feet). A warehouse also caught fire in the northern Obolonskyi district, where debris fell in an open area. One man was injured and handed over to medics, emergency officials said. Other Topics of Interest Analysis. Russia Aiming to Kill Ukraine’s Internet – Can It Succeed? Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine’s telecommunications infrastructure. Kyiv Post analyzes with experts whether Russia can destroy or seriously disrupt internet access across Ukraine. Klitschko said a Russian drone also struck a non-residential complex in Pecherskyi district. Moreover, the overnight attack followed hours of Russian strikes on Kyiv on Wednesday involving ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones. Two women, aged 46 and 95, were killed when a Russian drone struck a private home, while a Kyivteploenergo employee was killed when a drone hit a warehouse in Solomianskyi district. Seven people were wounded. Russian drones also repeatedly struck or fell near residential areas. In Obolonskyi, a jet-powered drone clipped the roof of a nine-story apartment building before crashing near a children’s playground without detonating. President Volodymyr Zelenky said air raid alerts had lasted almost the entire day in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, with jet-powered Shahed-type drones posing a continued threat after overnight ballistic missile attacks. He called the strikes a “new escalation of terror” and said Ukraine was working with international partners to strengthen air defenses and protect civilians. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.