💥 Attack

Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes hit Vyshegorod and the Tripilsky heating plant in Kyiv Oblast, causing two deaths, four injuries, and significant infrastructure damage.

Kyiv, Kyiv

Date note: The text explicitly states 'Attack was on Wednesday', which corresponds to October 1, 2026, given the report date of October 4, 2026 (Sunday).

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Vyshegorod... was hit. The casualty toll ws two people killed, four injured per morning counts.

Another target was the big Kyiv heating plant Tripilsky, at least one hit and major damage there.

Attack was on Wednesday.

A Russian drone struck a school building in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv on 1 October, causing a fire.

Children were in a bomb shelter at the time of the impact.

Since the beginning of October, the Russian military has struck bridges over the Dnipro several times, particularly the Northern and Southern bridges.

Zelensky said that air-raid alerts had continued for almost the entire day, beginning overnight, in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and regions, with a constant threat from jet-powered Shahed drones. Ballistic missile strikes were also reported overnight.

Two Russian drones struck near the supports of Kyiv's Southern Bridge on Oct. 1, disrupting a key metro link between the city's eastern and western banks.

Traffic across the bridge resumed at 2:25 p.m. local time after a preliminary inspection found no critical damage to the structure.

A Russian drone struck a school building in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, causing a fire that was extinguished by rescuers.

In Thursday, October 1, one drone hit a school in the Solomianskyi district of the capital, leading to a fire and damage. At that moment children and teachers were in a bomb shelter, and no one was injured.

A video has been posted online showing the South Bridge in Kyiv following a Russian attack by strike drones.

A large piece of debris remains on the carriageway which, according to the authors of the post, is part of the engine of a Russian 'Shahed' drone.

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