On the morning of September 1, 2026, Russian forces again attacked Kyiv with strike drones. As a result of the enemy strike, a fire broke out in one of the high-rise buildings in the Podilskyi district of the capital. As it turned out, this is where Barbara Kuzmenko — the daughter of Ukrainian musician and leader of the band "Skryabin," Andrii Kuzmenko — lives. On social media, she shared the aftermath of the attack and spoke about her condition and how her neighbors are living after the "strike."
Timeline of the September 1 Attack
According to available data, over the past few days Russian forces have intensified strikes on the capital and the region, using drones and missiles. On the night of September 1, the attack affected five districts of Kyiv at once — Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Solomianskyi. The morning wave of drone strikes led to a fire in a 16-story building. The attacks did not end there: already in the evening, explosions rang out again in the capital due to yet another raid by Russian drones.
What Barbara Kuzmenko Shared
Barbara Kuzmenko showed the aftermath of the strike on her building in her stories and clarified that the "strike" hit a different entrance, so her own apartment was not damaged. "A strike hit my building, a different entrance. Physically, we're all okay. Emotionally — words fail me," she wrote. The young woman also admitted that it is extremely difficult for her to work on such a day: "I don't know how I'm working today. Just on autopilot. Thank God, our wing of the building is fine. The most important thing is that everyone is alive."
Neighbors' Reaction and the Condition of the Injured
According to Kuzmenko, she and her family were not physically harmed, but it was impossible to go through the attack without emotional consequences. The residents of the building quickly got to work helping those who were less lucky: in particular, for a resident whose apartment was destroyed, the neighbors opened a "bank" — a fund collection for restoration. Thus, despite the destruction in one of the entrances, the residents' main focus is on mutual aid and support for the affected neighbors.
Context: Intensification of Strikes on the Capital
What happened in the Podilskyi district is part of the overall picture of the escalation of attacks on Kyiv in early September 2026. The combination of nighttime and daytime strikes, as well as the evening drone raid, indicates that the capital remains one of the main targets. For residents of high-rise buildings, including the Kuzmenko family, such attacks mean not only a risk to life but also prolonged emotional tension, which Andrii Kuzmenko's daughter speaks of directly, using the phrase "emotionally — words fail me."
