On the night of September 8, 2026, Russian occupiers launched a combined missile and drone strike on Kyiv. The Patrol Police released body-camera footage capturing the first minutes of inspectors' work immediately after an enemy missile hit. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement by Alexei Beloshitsky, head of the Patrol Police Department.
First Footage from the Strike Site
In the published footage, patrol officers can be seen immediately rushing to assist civilians in the impact zone. Upon arriving at the strike site, the officers found injured people and immediately provided them with the necessary pre-medical aid. One of the injured was urgently transported to a hospital in a service vehicle and handed over to medical staff. According to representatives of the department, the video shows the real picture of the first minutes after the explosion — from the moment of impact to the start of the evacuation of the wounded.
Scale of Destruction in the Capital
According to available data, the night attack damaged at least 14 multi-story residential buildings in Kyiv, as well as a school, a polyclinic, a supermarket, and a gas station. A separate incident was a drone hit on the building of the "My — Ukraine" TV channel, where the "Unified News" telethon was being broadcast at the time of the strike. Emergency services worked at the scene, the area was cordoned off, and traffic in the surrounding blocks was restricted.
Authorities' Response and Criminal Case
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that during the night strike, Russian occupiers deliberately tried to inflict as much damage as possible on the peaceful residents of the capital. On the grounds of a war crime, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovsky later reported an increase in the number of people injured as a result of the combined attack on Kyiv.
Contradictory Data
Official statements have featured different figures regarding the injured. Initially, in connection with a drone hit on the building of the "My — Ukraine" TV channel, five injured were reported, with a note that the number could rise. Later, Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovsky named 16 injured as a result of the entire combined attack. The discrepancy in figures is explained not by conflicting versions but by the step-by-step refinement of data: five people for the single incident involving the TV channel, and 16 in total for all the consequences of the night strike. Final figures, as the department emphasizes, may be revised as aid is provided to the injured.
