Kanyshai Butun
02 October 2026•Update: 02 October 2026
Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes Friday, with at least one person killed and three others injured, according to officials from both sides.
A Russian drone struck a residential building in the capital Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, killing one person and injuring two others, Kyiv prosecutors said on Telegram.
Another Russian attack targeted the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, prompting authorities to close it to traffic in both directions, the city’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces continued to strike Ukrainian port and energy infrastructure, as well as maritime vessels allegedly used by the Ukrainian armed forces.
It said targets included a combined road and rail bridge across the Dnieper River in Kyiv "facilitating the movement of troops and the logistical delivery of military supplies" to support Ukraine's troops in the eastern province of Donbas, an electrical substation near Nalyvaikivka, Kyiv "serving the transmission and distribution of power to military-industrial facilities," and an industrial complex at the port of Izmail, Odesa "used to receive, store and transport military cargo and fuel."
The ministry also said a cargo ship was struck in the Black Sea, alleging it was carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo to Odesa for the Ukrainian armed forces.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 108 attack drones overnight, with 88 shot down or suppressed.
Strikes on Russia
In Russia, meanwhile, Ukrainian drones targeted industrial infrastructure in the Volgograd region, causing a fire at an apartment building, regional Gov. Andrey Bocharov said. One person was hospitalized and the fire was contained, he said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted or destroyed 646 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over several Russian regions, as well as occupied Crimea and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Independent verification of the claims from both sides remains difficult due to the ongoing war.
