Kyiv under a massive Russian attack: the number of victims keeps rising — shocking footage

In the morning of 23 September, Kyiv was under a heavy drone attack. Air raid alerts were repeatedly announced in the capital throughout the day; explosions were heard and strikes were recorded. As of 17:00, 43 people are reported injured. The death toll has risen to two. As Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko reported, one man died in the hospital from severe injuries. Another person was killed directly as a result of the attack. "There are already two victims of the enemy’s attack on the capital. One man died in the hospital, another was killed," Klitschko emphasized. Numerous strikes were recorded in Kyiv. The morning air raid in the capital lasted more than two hours — from 05:59 to 08:01. Among the areas hit was Darnytskyi district. There one gas station was damaged, and a transport infrastructure facility was struck. After 07:00 Klitschko reported a drone fell on a gas station in Holosiivskyi district. Another alert lasted from 09:05 to 09:12. During that time explosions were heard across the capital. According to the mayor, in Holosiivskyi district a drone fell on a four-story business center. The next air raid began at 10:23 and lasted until 12:29. The Air Force warned of the movement of jet-propelled UAVs over Kyiv, including toward the city center. In Holosiivskyi district a drone fell onto the roof of a nonresidential building and onto the grounds of a transport infrastructure facility. In Solomianskyi district a store building was damaged. A UAV also struck a nine-story nonresidential building at the level of the fourth floor. Another air raid in the capital lasted from 13:59 for 23 minutes. In Sviatoshynskyi district fragments fell in the nonresidential sector. Preliminary reports indicate three people were injured there. Strike on the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant During the attack drones hit the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv. The company confirmed the strike but is not disclosing details about the nature of the damage or the consequences of the attack until the competent services complete their work. Kateryna Zahorii, a member of Darnytsia’s Strategic Council and co-founder of the Zagoriy Foundation, reported that there are no fatalities among the plant’s employees. "For safety reasons and until the competent services finish their work we do not comment on details about the nature of the damage or the consequences. At this time we can confirm that there are no fatalities among employees," Zahorii said. She also urged people not to publish photos and videos from the scene. Details about the effects of the strike should be known after the competent services finish their work. Attack on railway infrastructure The head of Ukrzaliznytsia’s board, Oleksandr Percovs’kyi, reported that Kyiv’s railway infrastructure was hit in the morning. According to him, a railway worker who was returning home after a shift was injured as a result of the attack. "Enemy attacks on the capital continue, and the capital’s railway infrastructure is also targeted. Currently one of our railway workers, returning home from a shift, sustained shrapnel injuries," Percovs’kyi said. Photos and videos of drone strikes near the Central Railway Station were also circulated online. Ukrzaliznytsia emphasized that the station itself was not damaged. Ukrzaliznytsia said the biggest schedule delays affect trains running from central Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, and the Dnipropetrovsk region. Kyiv City Express trains are running the full ring with delays of between 10 and 30 minutes. "Currently there is an all-clear in the capital, and the railway is returning to standard operations. But if an air raid is announced, we ask passengers to take shelter. If you miss your train because of an air raid, we will transport you on another train using the same ticket," Ukrzaliznytsia stressed. A UKRNAFTA gas station hit In the morning the UKRNAFTA filling station complex in Kyiv was hit. The network’s press service reported there were no casualties among staff. Employees were in shelter. Acting CEO of Naftogaz Serhii Fedorenko said the strike on the UKRNAFTA gas station in Kyiv was already the sixth in recent weeks. "FACTS" reminds that Russian forces are actively conducting aerial reconnaissance of Kyiv and Kyiv region, gathering information to plan future strikes.