--- title: "Drone Strike on Gas Station in Kyiv: One Dead, Six Injured — Mayor Klitschko" description: "On the night of October 20, a drone hit a gas station in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district: according to the mayor, one person died and six were injured. Earlier in the morning, three people died on the Kyiv–Odesa highway." date: 2026-10-20T07:46:49.935Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/drone-strike-gas-station-kyiv-casualties tags: [kyiv, drone-attack, gas-station, ukraine-war, klitschko] author: "Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Drone Strike on Gas Station in Kyiv: One Dead, Six Injured — Mayor Klitschko ![Enemy drone flying in the blue sky during a nighttime attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/20/udar-drona-po-azs-v-kieve-odna-zhertva/udar-drona-po-azs-v-kieve-odna-zhertva-1.webp) ## Key Points - In the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, a drone hit a gas station on the border with the Kyiv region; according to Mayor Klitschko, one person died, six were injured, and five were hospitalized. - Overnight, Russia launched 165 drones against Ukraine, some were shot down, and the attack continued. - On the morning of October 20, an attack on the Kyiv–Odesa highway killed three people and left others wounded. - The number of injured from the gas station strike varies among sources (six versus three). On the night of October 20, 2026, a massive drone strike was carried out on Kyiv. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, an enemy UAV crashed in the Holosiivskyi district, near a gas station on the border with the Kyiv region. As a result of the incident, one person was killed, and another six were injured, five of whom were hospitalized. ### Gas Station Strike and Consequences According to preliminary data, the drone hit a gas station near the Respublika Park shopping mall. A fire broke out at the scene and was promptly extinguished by firefighters; fires were reported at the filling station, in a non-residential building, and near generators. Medics and rescue workers operated at the site, transporting the victims to hospitals. ### Scale of the Night Attack According to information available by morning, the Russian Federation launched 165 drones at Ukraine overnight, some of which were shot down by air defense systems while the attack continued. This is one of the most massive nighttime drone attacks, indicating a persistently high level of threat to cities and civilian infrastructure. ### Morning: Casualties on the Kyiv–Odesa Highway On the morning of the same day, according to Klitschko, the enemy attacked vehicles on the Kyiv–Odesa highway. As a result, three people were killed and others were injured. Thus, the daily toll of casualties from UAV strikes in Kyiv and on the highway totals at least four dead and at least nine injured. ### Discrepancies in Casualty Data The number of injured as a result of the gas station strike in Kyiv is reported differently across sources: the Mayor of Kyiv cites six injured (five hospitalized), while a number of media outlets report three wounded. There is no single confirmed figure at the time of publication, and data is being clarified. At the same time, the fact of the drone strike on the gas station, the death of one person, and the presence of casualties are confirmed by multiple sources. ## Accounts differ ### Number of injured from the drone strike on the gas station in Kyiv - **Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko (referencing RBC-Ukraine):** Six people were injured, five of them hospitalized ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/dron-vdariv-bilya-azs-kievi-e-zhertva-i-postrazhdali-1792482075.html)) - **Focus:** Three people sustained injuries ([focus.ua](https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/767269-udar-po-azs-v-kieve-vozle-trc-respublika-troe-chelovek-poluchili-raneniya-fokus)) *Where they agree:* A Russian UAV strike on a gas station in Kyiv took place, resulting in one death, casualties, and a fire at the scene ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Дрон ударил возле АЗС в Киеве, есть жертва и пострадавшие](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/dron-vdariv-bilya-azs-kievi-e-zhertva-i-postrazhdali-1792482075.html) - Primary source: Mayor Klitschko's statement — UAV crash in Holosiivskyi district near a gas station, one dead, six injured (five hospitalized); 165 drones overnight; morning attack on Kyiv–Odesa highway with three dead. - [В Киеве российский дрон ударил по АЗС, есть пострадавшие](https://www.ostro.org/ru/news/v-kyeve-rossyjskyj-dron-udaryl-po-azs-vozle-trts-respublyka-park-sotssety-i567108) - Confirms the Russian UAV strike on a gas station in Kyiv near the Respublika Park mall, presence of casualties, and dispatch of medics. - [В Сумах дрон ударил прямо по супругам: во время атаки пара была возле подъезда](https://glavred.info/war/v-sumah-dron-udaril-pryamo-po-suprugam-vo-vremya-ataki-para-byla-vozle-podezda-10798169.html) - Describes an incident in Sumy (evening of September 20), unrelated to the gas station strike in Kyiv; used only as general context for UAV attacks, not included in the article. - [Россияне нанесли удар по АЗС в Киеве, когда там находились люди: вспыхнул пожар, есть раненые ...](https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/767269-udar-po-azs-v-kieve-vozle-trc-respublika-troe-chelovek-poluchili-raneniya-fokus) - Confirms the gas station strike, fires (at the station, in a non-residential building, near generators), and fire extinguishing; headline mentions three wounded, differing from the mayor's figure of 6 injured. ## FAQ ### What happened in Kyiv on the night of October 20? According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, an enemy drone crashed in the Holosiivskyi district near a gas station on the border with the Kyiv region: one person died, six were injured, and five were hospitalized. ### How many drones did Russia launch overnight? According to available information, 165 drones were launched overnight, some of which were shot down while the attack continued. ### Were there casualties on the morning of October 20? Yes, in the morning on the Kyiv–Odesa highway, an attack on vehicles killed three people and left others wounded. ### Do the figures on the number of injured match? No: the Mayor of Kyiv cites six injured (five hospitalized), while several media outlets report three wounded; data is being clarified.