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title: "Strike on the airwaves: Russia attacked the offices of the 'My — Ukraine' TV channels during a live broadcast"
description: "A Russian drone hit the offices of the 'My — Ukraine' and 'My — Ukraine+' TV channels in Kyiv during a live broadcast. There are casualties, and this is already the second attack on the media in two weeks."
date: 2026-09-08T10:10:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russia-strike-my-ukraine-tv-channels-kyiv-live-broadcast
tags: [russia-ukraine-war, drone-strike, media-attack, kyiv, journalists, zelensky, my-ukraine-tv]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Strike on the airwaves: Russia attacked the offices of the 'My — Ukraine' TV channels during a live broadcast

![Destroyed building after a Russian strike: rubble and wall breaches at the 'My — Ukraine' TV channel office](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/08/rossiya-udar-po-telekanalam-my-ukraina-kyiv/rossiya-udar-po-telekanalam-my-ukraina-kyiv-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- A Russian drone struck the building of the 'My — Ukraine' and 'My — Ukraine+' TV channels in Kyiv on the day of 8 September 2026, while a live broadcast was underway
- This is the second attack on the channel's premises in two weeks — the first was on 20 August
- Zelensky called the strike 'a new page of Russian degradation' and called for a reaction from Europe and the world
- The strike on the media followed a massive night attack, as a result of which at least 14 multi-storey buildings were damaged and 16 people were injured

On the day of 8 September 2026, Russian military forces struck the building housing the editorial offices of the 'My — Ukraine' and 'My — Ukraine+' TV channels in Kyiv. The main impact hit the newsroom and the staff's working offices. At the time of the attack, the 'My — Ukraine' channel was on live air as part of the national telethon 'United News'. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement from the channel itself, there are casualties as a result of the strike. Rescue workers and medical personnel are working at the scene, providing the necessary assistance. The exact number of casualties and the full list of the strike's consequences are being verified as of the time of publication.

### Strike during a live broadcast

The attack occurred while the channel's journalists and technical staff were conducting a live broadcast. This means that at the moment the drone hit, people working on air were inside the building, along with the staff ensuring the transmission. Preliminary data indicates that the damage directly affected the working spaces — the newsroom and the offices. In photographs published by the State Emergency Service (SES), the extensive destruction of the building's façade is visible: windows on several floors have been blown out, parts of the structures have collapsed, and the ground is littered with rubble of masonry, rebar, and building materials. The building that housed the editorial offices sustained significant structural damage.

### Second attack in two weeks

This is already the second strike on the premises of the 'My — Ukraine' channel in the past two weeks. On 20 August, a Russian strike also damaged the building: windows were blown out, the newsroom sustained significant damage, and the ceiling in the corridors partially collapsed. A repeated attack on the same facility within a short period of time indicates the deliberate nature of the strikes on Ukrainian television infrastructure. The fact that the same building was hit again reinforces the version that media facilities are being treated by the Russian side as priority targets.

### Zelensky's reaction: 'a new page of Russian degradation'

President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian drone strike on the media facility an attack on journalists. 'Shaheds against the media — this is a new page of Russian degradation, and there must surely be a reaction from Europe and the world to this,' the head of state declared. He emphasized that no strike on Ukraine and Ukrainians should go unpunished, and added: 'Russia must be stopped, and this is only possible through joint efforts.' The president's statement came against the backdrop of the ongoing evacuation of people from damaged areas of Kyiv and the work of emergency services at the scene of the attack.

### Context: massive night attack on the capital

The daytime strike on the TV channels followed a massive night combined attack by Russia on Kyiv. As of the morning of 8 September, the night strike damaged at least 14 multi-storey residential buildings, as well as a school, a polyclinic, a supermarket, and a gas station. An office building caught fire in the Solomianskyi district, and evacuation of people continued in the Shevchenkivskyi district. On the grounds of a war crime, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case. Later, Interior Minister Ivan Vyvytskyi reported that the number of casualties from the combined night attack had risen to 16. President Zelensky stated that the Russian occupiers deliberately tried to inflict maximum damage on the peaceful population of the capital during the night strike.

### Contradictory data

In open sources, as of the time of publication, there is a discrepancy in the number of casualties depending on which event they refer to. Interior Minister Ivan Vyvytskyi reported 16 casualties — however, this figure refers to the consequences of the night combined attack on Kyiv as a whole. As for the daytime strike on the building of the 'My — Ukraine' and 'My — Ukraine+' channels, the exact number of casualties was not finally confirmed as of the time of publication: statements from the channel and RBC-Ukraine only indicate that 'there are casualties,' and the data is being verified. Thus, summing up both figures without distinguishing the events would be incorrect. Moreover, in Zelensky's statement the strike is characterized as carried out by 'Shaheds,' whereas the operational reports on the night attack use the more general term 'combined attack,' which may indicate the use of various types of weaponry at different time intervals.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Russia struck the 'My - Ukraine' TV channels: newsroom destroyed, there are casualties](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiya-vdarila-telekanalah-mi-ukrayina-roztroshcheno-1788862112.html) - Основной источник. Подтверждает факт удара днём 8 сентября, прямое вещание в момент атаки, наличие пострадавших, работу спасателей. Указывает, что данные уточняются.
- [Right during the broadcast: Russia attacked a TV channel office in Kyiv, there are casualties](https://glavred.info/ukraine/pryamo-vo-vremya-efira-rf-atakovala-ofis-telekanala-my-ukraina-est-postradavshie-10794935.html) - Подтверждает факт атаки во время прямого эфира, наличие пострадавших, контекст ночной атаки (14+ многоэтажек, 16 пострадавших по данным МВД).
- [Russia struck a TV channel in Kyiv right during a live broadcast](https://charter97.org/ru/news/2026/9/8/697706/) - Подтверждает факт удара по телеканалу во время эфира. Дополнительный независимый источник для верификации.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: What happened to the 'My — Ukraine' TV channels on 8 September 2026?
**A:** On the day of 8 September, a Russian drone struck the building housing the editorial offices of the 'My — Ukraine' and 'My — Ukraine+' channels. The main impact hit the newsroom and the working offices. At the time of the attack, a live broadcast of the national telethon was underway. There are casualties, and the exact number is being verified.

### Q: Is this the first attack on the TV channel?
**A:** No. On 20 August 2026, a Russian strike already damaged the 'My — Ukraine' premises: windows were blown out, the newsroom was damaged, and the ceiling in the corridors partially collapsed. The 8 September strike was the second in two weeks.

### Q: How many people were injured?
**A:** According to the Interior Ministry, 16 people were injured as a result of the night combined attack on Kyiv. As for the daytime strike on the TV channels' building, the exact number of casualties was being verified as of the time of publication — statements only indicate that there are casualties.

### Q: How did President Zelensky react?
**A:** Zelensky called the strike 'a new page of Russian degradation,' stated that 'Shaheds against the media' require a reaction from Europe and the world, and emphasized that Russia must be stopped through joint efforts.