Missile strike on Kyiv: University dormitory damaged, 20-year-old woman hospitalized

At night on October 26, 2026, approximately around 22:00, Russia launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, RBC-Ukraine reports. The attack affected several districts of the capital: in addition to damage to residential and educational buildings, consequences were recorded near city infrastructure facilities. The central episode of the night was a hit in the Desnyansky district, where a dormitory of one of the educational institutions was damaged.

Damage to the dormitory in the Desnyansky district

The Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) stated that a shell damaged an educational institution's dormitory in the Desnyansky district as a result of the shelling. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko specified in his Telegram channel that the impact occurred near a university dormitory. According to him, windows were blown out in the building, but no fire broke out. The specific educational institution was not named in official statements.

Version about SUTE and social media data

Users on social media report that the dormitory of the State University of Trade and Economics (SUTE) was damaged. According to their reports, a large crater formed in front of the building from the ammunition drop. Official sources — neither the KCMA nor the mayor — confirmed this specific attribution, limiting themselves to the general formulation "one of the universities." Thus, the exact name of the educational institution remains officially unconfirmed at the time of publication.

Victim

As of the morning of October 26, one victim has been confirmed. As Klitschko reported, a 20-year-old woman was hospitalized. No other casualties or victims were mentioned in official reports at the time of material preparation.

Other targets of the attack

Besides the dormitory, a hit was recorded in Kyiv near one of the metro stations. Separately, it is reported about an attack on a medical team that was heading to a call at the time of the strike. The full picture of damage and the final number of victims across all attack points were being clarified at the time of publication.