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Russian drone debris falls onto road in Kyiv: Child injured

Thu, September 03, 2026 - 17:58
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Russian drone debris falls onto road in Kyiv: Child injured Photo: mobile air defense team (Getty Images)
On Thursday, September 3, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with drones. Debris from an enemy drone fell onto a road, according to a statement by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

"Drone debris fell onto the roadway in the Darnytskyi district," he said.

Klitschko added that the city's emergency services were already heading to the scene.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that cars on the roadway were damaged by falling debris during the Russian attack. A 12-year-old child was injured.

Updated at 5:25 p.m. Kyiv time

Klitschko said that, according to preliminary information, debris from an enemy drone fell on the grounds of a residential complex in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district.

At another location in Holosiivskyi, debris fell near the roadway. In the Sviatoshynskyi district, drone debris fell into the yard of a private house. A car was damaged, but no fire broke out.

The mayor added that medics hospitalized three of the four people injured, including a 12-year-old girl.

Updated at 5:53 p.m.

Klitschko said the number of people injured in the capital had risen to six. Medics hospitalized four of those injured.

Earlier today, Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region. A man sustained shrapnel wounds in the Boryspil district as a result of the attack.

RBC-Ukraine also reported that the night of September 3 was not peaceful for Ukrainians. Kyiv and Odesa regions, as well as other parts of Ukraine, including western regions, came under Russian attack.

On September 2, Russian forces also attacked Kyiv. A fire broke out in the capital following the attack, and rescuers extinguished the blaze in the Holosiivskyi district.

In addition, Russian forces attacked a warehouse building in Kyiv with drones yesterday.

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