Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine's capital as child is
killed in separate attack
[October 10, 2025]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes
wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and
caused blackouts across swathes of Ukraine early Friday, authorities
said. A child was also killed in separate attacks in the southeast of
the country.
In the heart of the Ukrainian capital, rescue crews pulled more than 20
people out of a 17-story apartment building as flames engulfed the sixth
and seventh floors. Five people were hospitalized, while others received
first aid at the scene, authorities said.
“Everyone was sleeping and suddenly there was such a sharp sound; it was
clear that something was flying. I managed to pull the blanket over my
head, and then the strike hit — it blew out the windows, and the glass
flew almost all the way to the door," 61-year-old resident Tetiana
Lemishevska told The Associated Press.
"The fire was on the sixth or seventh floor at first, and the flames
went up quickly and spread to other floors. So all the people who could
left the building without knowing how it would end,” she said.
The Russian strikes targeted civilian and energy infrastructure as
Ukraine prepared for falling winter temperatures, President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy said on social media.
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko also described the attack as “one of
the largest concentrated strikes" against Ukraine's energy
infrastructure.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that Friday’s attack knocked out power
on both sides of the city, divided by the Dnipro River, while Ukraine’s
biggest electricity operator, DTEK, said that repair work was already
underway on multiple damaged thermal plants.
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Paramedics evacuate an injured woman after a Russian strike on a
residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP
Photo/Dan Bashakov)
The energy sector has been a key battleground since Russia launched its
all-out invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Each year, Russia has tried to cripple the Ukrainian power grid before
the bitter winter season, apparently hoping to erode public morale.
Ukraine’s winter temperatures run from late October through March, with
January and February the coldest months.
Ukraine’s air force said Friday that the latest Russian barrage included
465 strike and decoy drones, as well as 32 missiles of various types.
Air defenses intercepted or jammed 405 drones and 15 missiles, it said.
In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, residential areas and energy
sites were pounded with attack drones, missiles and guided bombs,
killing a 7-year-old boy and wounding his parents and others, military
administration officials said. A hydroelectric plant in the area was
taken offline as a precaution, they said.
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Associated Press journalist Vasilisa Stepanenko contributed to this
report.
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