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Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Kyiv has been repeatedly targeted by Russian airstrikes, missiles, and drones, causing civilian deaths, infrastructure damage, and prolonged power and heating disruptions through at least early 2026.
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Suggest coverage for Kyiv strikes (2022–present)Kyiv, Ukraine's capital with approximately 2,950,000 residents, has been a recurring target of the Russian Armed Forces during the Russo-Ukrainian war. In February–April 2022, Russian forces attempted to capture the city directly but were repelled. Since that failed offensive, attacks on Kyiv have been conducted remotely through airstrikes. Beginning in October 2022, Kyiv has also been periodically struck by Iranian-made drones operated in Russian service.
From the start of the invasion on 24 February 2022 through 28 May 2023, air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv for a cumulative total of 887 hours, equivalent to roughly 36 days. The city has 1,078 designated bomb shelters, though a government commission found in June 2023 that only about half of them were usable.
The scale of attacks intensified over time. In 2024 alone, Kyiv endured approximately 1,300 drone strikes and more than 250 missile attacks across roughly 200 separate airstrikes by Russian forces, accompanied by around 500 air raid alerts that year. These attacks caused damage to approximately 550 residential buildings and contributed to daily power outages averaging nine hours. Across the first three years of the full-scale war, 210 civilians were killed in Kyiv, including 11 children.
Strikes continued into 2025. An overnight attack on 3–4 July 2025 involved a record number of drones and missiles directed at the Kyiv metropolitan area, breaking the daily record for Russian long-range drone launches across Ukraine since the invasion began. A further escalation occurred overnight on 8–9 July 2025, when 728 drones and 11 missiles targeted the Kyiv metropolitan area along with ten of Ukraine's 23 oblasts.
In January 2026, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that 600,000 residents had left the capital following Russian strikes on 9 January that left half of the city's residential buildings without heating. Due to further strikes in early February 2026, Kyiv residents reportedly had electricity for less than two hours per day. Following the 2026 Starobilsk strike, Russia reportedly called on foreign diplomats and civilians to evacuate Kyiv, warning of retaliatory airstrikes against the city.
The two deadliest single strikes recorded were the attack on 31 July 2025 and the attack on 2 July 2026, each of which killed 31 people.
Beginning of Russian attempt to capture Kyiv, which continued through April 2022 before being repelled.
Kyiv begins to be periodically targeted by Iranian-made drones in Russian service.
Cumulative air raid siren time in Kyiv since the invasion's start reaches 887 hours (about 36 days).
A government commission finds only about half of Kyiv's 1,078 bomb shelters are usable.
Kyiv endures roughly 1,300 drone attacks, over 250 missile attacks, and about 200 airstrikes over the year, with 500 air raid alerts and 550 residential buildings damaged; 210 civilians (including 11 children) killed since the start of the full-scale war.
Overnight attack into 2025-07-04 launches a record number of drones and missiles at the Kyiv metropolitan area, setting a new daily record for Russian long-range drone launches across Ukraine.
Overnight attack into 2025-07-09 targets the Kyiv metropolitan area and ten of Ukraine's 23 oblasts with 728 drones and 11 missiles.
Attack on Kyiv kills 31 people, one of the two deadliest strikes recorded.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko states 600,000 residents left Kyiv following strikes on 9 January 2026 that left half the city's residential buildings without heating.
Further strikes leave Kyiv residents with electricity for less than two hours per day.
Attack on Kyiv kills 31 people, tying as one of the two deadliest strikes recorded.
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