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title: "Evening Ballistic Missile Attack by Russia on Kyiv: Casualties and Major Destruction"
description: "On the evening of October 12, 2026, Russian troops attacked Kyiv with six ballistic missiles. A 25-story building in Darnitsa was damaged, with one dead and four injured."
date: 2026-10-12T21:34:00.000Z
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url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russia-attacks-kyiv-ballistic-missiles-october-12-2026
tags: [russia-ukraine-war, kyiv-strike, ballistic-missiles, kharkiv, emergency]
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# Evening Ballistic Missile Attack by Russia on Kyiv: Casualties and Major Destruction

![Aftermath of the evening missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv on October 12, 2026](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/12/rf-atakuvala-kiyiv-shistma-balistichnimi-raketami-12-oktyabrya-2026/rf-atakuvala-kiyiv-shistma-balistichnimi-raketami-12-oktyabrya-2026-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- The Russian army struck Kyiv with six ballistic missiles on the evening of October 12, 2026.
- A 25-story building in Darnitsa was damaged, killing a woman and injuring four others.
- Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed a strike on a transport infrastructure facility in the Dniprovskyi district.
- Kharkiv was also hit by S-8000 munitions, causing destruction and casualties.

On the evening of October 12, 2026, the capital of Ukraine suffered a massive missile strike by the Russian Federation. According to official data from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy launched six ballistic missiles at several districts of Kyiv, the exact type of which is currently being thoroughly clarified by specialized experts. Air raid alerts in many areas were accompanied by explosions that sounded virtually simultaneously with the danger signal, catching residents by surprise.

### Consequences of Strikes on Capital Districts

 The main blow hit peaceful Darnitsa, where a 25-story residential building was severely damaged as a result of a direct hit. A powerful fire broke out at the scene, and passenger cars belonging to local residents burned to the ground in the courtyard of the apartment building. Tragically, a woman was killed, and at least four other people sustained injuries of varying severity and were promptly hospitalized by ambulance crews.### Infrastructure Damage and Attack on Kharkiv

Late in the evening, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the hit of an enemy missile on a transport infrastructure facility in the Dniprovskyi district. In parallel with the Kyiv tragedy, Kharkiv was subjected to a massive attack, where Russian troops targeted S-8000 "Banderol" loitering munitions. In the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, a hit on a private residential sector was recorded, more than six houses were damaged, local fires broke out, and two local residents experienced acute stress reactions.

### Contradictory Data

 Certain discrepancies are recorded in the assessments of the scale and exact timings of the night shelling between operational reports from local authorities and preliminary reports from the Air Force. While specialized military departments focus on recording precisely six ballistic targets before the official deployment of a large-scale alert, monitoring groups and on-the-ground reports indicate the parallel use of combined destruction means, including kamikaze drones and cruise missiles, which complicates the operational verification of total damage to the capital's infrastructure.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [РФ вечером атаковала Киев шестью баллистическими ракетами.](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rf-vvecheri-atakuvala-kiyiv-shistma-balistichnimi-1791840449.html) - Данные подтверждены Воздушными Силами ВСУ о запуске 6 баллистических ракет.
- [Российская армия нанесла массированный удар по Украине: уничтожена многоэтажка, есть жертвы ...](https://news.uaportal.com/section-news/news-rossijskaya-armiya-nanesla-massirovannyij-udar-po-ukraine-unichtozhena-mnogoetazhka-est-zhertvyi-foto-video-07-10-2026.html) - Информация о последствиях обстрелов жилого сектора и жертвах.
- [Депо «Киев-Пассажирский» подверглось российскому удару, ПВО сбивала баллистические ракеты ...](https://forbes.ua/ru/news/nicna-ataka-rf-na-kiyiv-poskodila-depo-kijeva-pasazirskogo-ppo-zbivala-balisticni-raketi-zelenskii-29092026-42486) - Свидетельства ударов по инфраструктуре столицы.
- [Зеленский: армия РФ подарила Путину на день рождения "наиподлейший" удар и погибших украинцев](https://ru.euronews.com/2026/10/07/ru-zelensky-says-russia-missile-attack-that-killed-12-is-birthday-gift-to-putin) - Контекст масштабных обстрелов украинских городов.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: How many missiles were launched at Kyiv?
**A:** According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the enemy used six ballistic missiles across various districts of the capital.

### Q: What are the consequences of the attack in Kyiv?
**A:** A 25-story building in the Darnitsky district was damaged, a woman was killed, four people were injured, and a transport infrastructure facility was hit.