On the night into Friday, September 11, 2026, and throughout the day, strikes using jet-powered drones were carried out against Kyiv and a number of Ukrainian regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in his Telegram channel that Russia's escalation using drones is becoming "increasingly terrorist," and that the strikes on the capital are deliberate and have continued since the night. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, ZN.ua and 24tv.ua, citing statements by the head of state and the Kyivstar company.

Course of the attack and regions affected

According to Zelensky, the enemy attacks covered not only Kyiv Oblast but also several other regions, with strikes on the capital's civilian infrastructure recorded throughout the day. In particular, as a result of the night strikes, a fire broke out in a nine-story residential building, and in Kyiv's Podil district a drone hit an office building, where a fire started on the fourth floor, causing destruction and fire in two adjacent structures.

Casualties and injured

According to the statements, in the capital alone, two people were killed due to strikes on gas stations, and nine more were injured. Among the injured, the president said, is a rescuer who came under a repeated enemy strike. The exact number of casualties and injured in residential and office buildings was being clarified at the time the official reports were published.

Damage to the Kyivstar office and network operation

As a result of the September 11 attack, the building of the Kyivstar company — the engineering team's office — was damaged. The company emphasized that employees were not injured and that the network continues to operate in normal mode: all mobile communication and internet services are provided to subscribers in full. Specialists are assessing the scale of the damage and eliminating the consequences of the strike.

Contradictory data

There are discrepancies in the official messages regarding the chronology and nature of the strikes: Zelensky states that the attacks have continued "since the night" and have covered several regions, while in a number of descriptions it is emphasized that deliberate strikes on Kyiv's civilian infrastructure were recorded "from the very morning." Moreover, information on casualties is focused on strikes on gas stations (two killed, nine injured), while for the residential and office buildings only fires and "injured" are reported without specific figures. Different media outlets (RBC-Ukraine, ZN.ua, 24tv.ua) broadcast the same official version, so independent verification of the number of killed and the exact list of damaged objects is currently absent.

Kyiv's reaction and call to strengthen air defense

The President of Ukraine noted the need to strengthen air defense and thanked the partners who are helping the country with missiles for aviation and air defense systems. Against the backdrop of ongoing strikes on civilian infrastructure, the issue of expanding the air shield remains central in Kyiv's official rhetoric.