Kyiv's traumatology institute hit by drone: What the site looks like now
Photo: A medical facility in Kyiv after a drone attack (RBC-Ukraine)
Shattered windows, glass everywhere, charred window frames—this is what the Kyiv Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics looks like after an overnight attack. Part of the building has been destroyed, according to an RBC-Ukraine correspondent who visited the scene.
Video from the scene of the attack shows that the building’s windows have been smashed. Glass is scattered everywhere.
The window frames are charred, and part of the building has been destroyed.
What the Ministry of Health says about the consequences
According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, one of the medical facilities of the National Academy of Medical Sciences was damaged as a result of the nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv. A fire broke out in the building, and the second floor was partially destroyed.
Drone attack damages Kyiv Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics pic.twitter.com/06uhMKWXR6
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) November 13, 2026
Photo: A medical facility in Kyiv after a drone attack (RBC-Ukraine)
Photo: A medical facility in Kyiv after a drone attack (RBC-Ukraine)
Three patients were injured and received medical attention on site. No medical staff were among the injured.
Photo: The drone that struck the medical facility was made in November 2026 (RBC-Ukraine)
Photo: The drone that struck the medical facility was made in November 2026 (RBC-Ukraine)
Patients who were being treated in the damaged wards were transferred to other wards in the hospital.
Explosions were heard in the capital overnight, and the Air Force detected drones over the city.
Due to the ballistic missile threat, a red alert was declared in most northern, central, and western regions; however, no missiles were launched.
On the night of November 13, the Russians launched 117 drones at Ukraine from six directions.
As of 7:30 a.m. Kyiv time, air defense forces had shot down or neutralized 80 drones, and strikes were recorded at 24 locations.
