Inside Kyiv shopping center damaged in Russian attack: Footage
Photo: Cosmo Multimall shopping center in Kyiv damaged in the attack (RBC-Ukraine)
Cosmo Multimall shopping and entertainment center in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, near Shuliavska metro station, sustained significant damage in another Russian attack on the capital on October 19.
An RBC-Ukraine correspondent visited the site and documented the aftermath of the latest attack.
What happened to the shopping mall
The roof and load-bearing structures of the Cosmo Multimall shopping center were damaged, and part of the floors collapsed.
Emergency and municipal services continue to work at the site, dealing with the aftermath of the strike.
Cosmo Multimall shopping and entertainment center in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, near Shuliavska metro station, sustained significant damage in another Russian attack on the capital on October 19.
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) October 19, 2026
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The Cosmo Multimall team expressed its condolences to the families of those killed and to those injured in the overnight attack.
What is known about Cosmo Multimall shopping center
Cosmo Multimall (formerly known as Kosmopolit and Bilshovyk) is located on Vadym Hetman Street and is one of the largest multifunctional shopping and entertainment complexes in the capital.
It brings together:
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Shopping area: more than 150 stores of well-known brands, including House, Cropp, Sinsay, Comfy, Luxoptica, Antoshka, Ultramarket, and others.
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Entertainment complex: the Fifty Ice ice rink, Astro Bowling, billiard clubs, the 11-screen KINOMAN cinema, the Dytyacha Planeta children's amusement park, VR zones, and racing car simulators.
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Hotel and restaurant facilities: the Mercure Kyiv Congress and IQ Hotel hotels, as well as the Kosmopolit restaurant and brewery.
Kyiv attack
On the evening of October 18, as well as overnight and in the morning of October 19, Russian forces once again attacked Kyiv. The enemy used ballistic and cruise missiles and drones to carry out the strikes.
The US did not warn Ukraine about the first ballistic missile strike.
It is known that one person was killed and eight others were injured in the attacks on the capital.
Eight apartment buildings, a fitness club, a medical facility, a supermarket, two gas stations, a school, a sports complex, the Chernihivska metro station, a medical facility, and warehouse premises were damaged.
The Dniprovskyi and Desnianskyi districts of Kyiv were the epicenters of Russia's overnight attack. In the morning, the enemy attacked Kyiv again, with strikes recorded in the Solomianskyi district of the capital. Four residential buildings, a bank premises, a private medical clinic, a shopping and entertainment center, office premises, and cars were damaged.
