On the morning of September 23, 2026, Russian occupation forces carried out drone strikes on two gas stations in different districts of Kyiv. This was reported by the capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko in his Telegram channel, according to RBC-Ukraine. The attacks were part of a large-scale wave of nighttime and morning strikes, during which air raid alerts were declared in the city multiple times, and explosions and air defense system activity were periodically recorded throughout the night and morning in the capital.

Details of the strikes in Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi districts

According to the mayor's initial information, a hit by an enemy drone was recorded in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. In the capital's Darnytskyi district, according to Klitschko, a strike on a transport infrastructure facility was recorded. Later, the mayor clarified the details: in the Darnytskyi district, the attack caused a fire on the roof of one of the gas stations. Thus, both recorded "hits" in the morning hours are related to damage to gas stations in different parts of the city.

Casualties and their condition

As a result of the attack in Kyiv, three injured people are known. All the wounded were hospitalized by medics. According to data at the time of publication, two of the injured are in critical condition. Initially, the mayor reported only one preliminary casualty in the Darnytskyi district, but the number was later clarified to three people.

Nighttime wave of strikes and air defense activity

During the night of September 23 and in the morning hours, the Russians actively attacked Kyiv with drones, which flew over the city in waves. Air raid alerts were declared in the capital multiple times, and throughout the night and morning, explosions and the activity of anti-aircraft systems were periodically heard in Kyiv. As a result of the attacks, according to available data, a railway train was damaged in one of the districts.

Transport restrictions

Due to the heightened air threat to Kyiv, according to Kyiv City Express, train traffic in both directions has been temporarily suspended. The restrictions were introduced against the backdrop of ongoing drone strikes and air defense system activity over the city.

Contradictory data

The dynamics of the Kyiv mayor's reports contain discrepancies in the details, related to the clarification of information as it arrives. Thus, regarding the Darnytskyi district, it was initially reported about a hit on a "transport infrastructure facility" and one preliminary casualty, whereas later the mayor clarified that it was a fire on the roof of a gas station, and the total number of injured in the city rose to three people. These discrepancies reflect the nature of operational reports in conditions of an ongoing attack, when initial data is preliminary and is corrected as emergency services work.