--- title: "Police release footage of first minutes after Shahed drone strike on 24-story building in Kyiv: two dead" description: "Kyiv police have published footage of the first minutes after a Russian jet drone attack on a 24-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Bodies of two victims were found during debris clearance, with two others wounded." date: 2026-10-21T13:49:47.617Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/shahed-drone-strike-kyiv-24-story-building tags: [kyiv, drone-attack, shahed, police, sviatyshyn, casualties] author: "Roman V." publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Police release footage of first minutes after Shahed drone strike on 24-story building in Kyiv: two dead ![A rescuer inspects destruction and debris after a nighttime drone strike on a multi-story residential building in Kyiv](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/21/udar-shaheda-po-24-etazhke-v-kyieve-pervye-minuty/udar-shaheda-po-24-etazhke-v-kyieve-pervye-minuty-1.webp) ## Key Points - On the morning of October 21, a Russian jet drone struck a 24-story building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district - Police published footage of the first minutes: law enforcement officers extinguished a fire in the apartment - Bodies of a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were found during debris clearance, two others were wounded - At night, a transport infrastructure facility in Kyiv was also hit, causing a fire at the site Kyiv police have published footage capturing the first moments following a Russian jet-powered drone attack on a 24-story residential building in the capital's Sviatoshynskyi district. Law enforcement officers who arrived at the drone crash site immediately began extinguishing a burning apartment and discovered the bodies of two victims while clearing the debris. This was reported by the Kyiv police on their Telegram channel, with RBC-Ukraine citing the statement. ### First minutes: fire extinguishers and hoses According to the statement, police officers arrived at the scene "without wasting a minute." Law enforcement officers grabbed fire extinguishers, deployed fire hoses, and began putting out the flames in the blazing apartment. The published footage captures the work at the strike site in the very first minutes after the attack, while the high-rise was still on fire. ### Two dead and two wounded During the rubble clearance inside the premises, the bodies of two people were found—a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. Two other residents sustained injuries, the police added. It was previously reported that on the morning of October 21, the invaders attacked a 24-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district with a drone, and later reports confirmed fatalities. ### Nighttime strike on transport infrastructure In addition to the morning attack on the residential building, on the night of October 21 in Kyiv, according to the police, the enemy hit a transport infrastructure facility. A fire broke out at the impact site. Thus, the capital suffered multiple strikes within a single day, causing destruction and human casualties. ### Context: series of publications of first footage from attack sites The publication by the Kyiv police of the video showing the first minutes after the strike continues a series of similar disclosures in other regions. For instance, in the Kyiv region, patrol officers released bodycam footage following the attack on the village of Chabany on October 20, which also resulted in deaths and injuries, while the Donetsk region police published the first minutes after the bombing of Sloviansk on October 11. In each case, law enforcement officers appear among the first to arrive at the scene and provide assistance. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Полиция показала первые минуты после удара "Шахеда" по высотке в Киеве (видео)](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/politsiya-pokazala-pershi-hvilini-pislya-1792589927.html) - Primary source: Kyiv police statement on Telegram. Strike on a 24-story building in Sviatoshynskyi district on the morning of Oct 21, 2 dead (28M, 30F), 2 wounded, nighttime strike on transport infrastructure. - [Домой UncategorizedПолиция показала первые минуты после авиаудара по Славянску](https://novosti.dn.ua/ru/uncategorized-ru/402167-polyczyya-pokazala-pervye-mynuty-posle-avyaudara-po-slavyansku/) - Separate event on Oct 11 in Sloviansk (Donetsk region) — used solely as context, unrelated to the Kyiv incident. - [Удар РФ по Чабанам: патрульные показали первые минуты после атаки (видео)](https://kyiv.tsn.ua/ru/kyiv/udar-rf-po-chabanam-patrulnye-pokazali-pervye-minuty-posle-ataki-video-3195075.html) - Separate event on Oct 20 in Chabany (Kyiv region) — used solely as context for the series of publications showing first footage from attack sites. ## FAQ ### What happened in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv on October 21? In the morning, a Russian jet drone struck a 24-story residential building. Law enforcement officers extinguished a fire in the apartment and discovered the bodies of two victims while clearing the debris. ### How many people were killed and injured? According to the police, a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were killed, and two other residents were wounded. ### What else happened in Kyiv that same night? At night, the enemy hit a transport infrastructure facility, and a fire broke out at the impact site.