Russian forces launched a massive wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine overnight on Oct. 12-13, killing two women in Kyiv and four people in Kharkiv, where a missile strike destroyed part of a four-story apartment building.
The attacks continued despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to an energy ceasefire, an arrangement neither side had publicly confirmed.
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In Kyiv, Russia struck with six ballistic missiles late Monday, hitting transport and warehouse facilities hours after a drone slammed a residential complex, killing two women and wounding nine people.
In Kharkiv, Russian missiles devastated residential neighborhoods, destroying an entire entrance section of a four-story apartment building. Three people were rescued from the rubble.
Ukraine’s Air Force said the ballistic missiles targeted several districts at around 10:10 p.m. local time.
Ukrainian radar detected the incoming missiles, but the military said it had received no advance information about launches from Russian territory.
The Air Force said it was investigating the circumstances, while the missile types had not yet been established.
The attacks continued late into the night, with renewed warnings of incoming Russian drones.
Two women killed in Kyiv as missiles strike infrastructure
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed missile impacts in two districts on the capital’s left bank.
In the Dniprovskyi district, a missile struck a transport infrastructure facility, while another hit a four-story warehouse in the Desnianskyi district.
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Emergency services were dispatched to both locations, Klitschko reported on Telegram.
Earlier Monday, a Russian drone struck the courtyard of a residential complex in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, causing fires inside the building and igniting parked vehicles.
Ukraine’s National Police confirmed that two women, aged 39 and 59, were killed and nine people wounded, including a minor.
Investigators, explosives specialists and emergency crews worked at the scene, documenting damage and collecting evidence, according to the official police statement.
Earlier in the day, Russian drone strikes and falling debris damaged homes and other civilian buildings across several Kyiv districts.
Police reported damage in six districts, including three private homes in Darnytskyi and two preschools in Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Children and staff at both educational institutions had taken shelter, preventing casualties there.
At 11:17 p.m., authorities warned of another drone threat, urging Kyiv residents to remain in shelters.
Kharkiv missile barrage leaves 4 dead and 41 wounded
In northeastern Ukraine, Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv late Monday left four people dead and 41 injured, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS).
At first, in a report issued at 7:40 a.m., rescuers said the bodies of three people had been recovered from the rubble.
The attack struck the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, destroying an entire entrance section of a four-story residential building.
Four additional fires in the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts have been extinguished.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov said Russia had used approximately 10 Banderol-type missiles, according to preliminary information.
Among the wounded was a 19-year-old man admitted to intensive care with severe burns. Another seriously injured man required surgery.
At least 10 private homes were damaged in Kholodnohirskyi district.
In Shevchenkivskyi district, a separate strike hit a five-story apartment building, triggering fires in a ground-floor bank premises and nearby vehicles.
Overall, the massive Russian missile attack has killed three people and injured at least 15 others, including one rescuer. Four people have been rescued.
In a report issued at 12:22 p.m., the State Emergency Service said the death toll from a Russian missile strike on a residential building in the city’s Kholodnohirskyi district had risen to four. Another 41 people were injured.
“Search and rescue operations are ongoing. Information is being updated,” the report added.
Russian drones kill woman in Lozova, strike logistics hub in Mykolaiv
Elsewhere in Kharkiv region, Russian drones struck the city of Lozova on Monday, killing a 71-year-old woman and leaving seven people suffering from acute stress, including a nine-year-old girl.
Two fires broke out in residential areas after the strikes, according to emergency officials.
Prosecutors said preliminary evidence indicated that Russia had used two Geran-3 drones.
In southern Ukraine, a Russian Shahed-type drone struck a cargo terminal in Mykolaiv, damaging a logistics facility and sparking a fire.
Emergency crews extinguished a blaze covering approximately 500 square meters. No casualties were reported, according to regional authorities.
In Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Russian forces carried out another strike while emergency crews were extinguishing a fire caused by an earlier attack.
A woman was injured and 44 residential buildings were damaged, according to the State Emergency Service.
Russian drone sets two homes ablaze near Lviv
The attacks reached western Ukraine early Tuesday, when a downed Russian drone fell onto a residential building in the village of Murovane, near Lviv.
According to Lviv Regional Military Administration head Maksym Kozytskyi, the incident occurred during an air raid alert.
Two houses caught fire, and three vehicles were damaged.
No casualties had been reported at the time of the initial update, while emergency services worked at the site.
The strike brought the overnight destruction to western Ukraine, far from the front lines, as Russian drones continued threatening residential communities across the country.
Russian attacks damage homes and dormitories in Rivne region
Russian forces also attacked Rivne and surrounding areas on Monday evening, damaging residential buildings and civilian facilities.
Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Koval said a nonresidential building was damaged in Rivne, with no casualties initially reported.
In Sarny district, several strikes hit a nonoperational industrial facility. Residential buildings and dormitories were also damaged.
Koval urged residents near the impact sites to move at least 100 meters away while authorities assessed the damage.
The latest strikes followed an attack on Rivne region on Sunday, Oct. 11, which wounded three people.
Zelensky urges US pressure as Russian strikes continue despite ceasefire announcement
The nationwide attacks followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Sunday, Oct. 11, that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an energy ceasefire – a claim neither government had publicly confirmed.
During his evening address Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s continuing strikes and urged Washington to act decisively.
“It is Russia that continues these brutal strikes. It is Russia that is prolonging the war. Even now, in response to the American proposal, it is sending Shahed drones,” Zelensky said.
“We hope the United States will recognize these signals from Russia and act decisively. Strength is needed to force Russia to end this war,” he added.
Zelensky said Ukraine was prepared to suspend long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries and export facilities if Moscow stopped targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
But Russia’s continued strikes raised questions about whether the Kremlin intended to observe any reciprocal ceasefire.
The attacks also came amid controversy over Washington’s decision to temporarily ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports, despite Ukraine’s calls for stronger economic pressure on Moscow.
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