Early today, Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was struck four times as Russian forces attacked using unmanned Iranian-made kamikaze drones, according to Ukrainian officials. The drone attacks were part of a barrage of Russian missile strikes that hit several cities across Ukraine, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. Residents in Kyiv reportedly noticed the loud buzzing of the incoming drones, and some opened fire as they passed overhead, trying to shoot them down. At least four people were killed in the city.
A drone approaches during an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17, 2022.#
A police officer fires at a drone flying overhead, in Kyiv, on October 17, 2022.#
A man falls to the ground following a drone attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
Medical workers help a resident after a drone attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
A drone flies over Kyiv during an attack on October 17, 2022.#
Ukrainian servicemen look for incoming drones during an attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
Military and rescue workers take cover in a building as Ukraine's capital is rocked by explosions during a drone attack in the early morning on October 17, 2022.#
People take cover in a parking lot next to their apartment as Kyiv comes under attack on October 17, 2022.#
A soldier sits on the ground after Russian attacks in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
A view of a fragment of one of the kamikaze drones, photographed after the Russian attacks in Kyiv, on October 17, 2022.#
Smoke rises after a Russian drones strike Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
Firefighters and Ukrainian soldiers work on scene after Russian drone attacks in Kyiv, on October 17, 2022.#
A police officer stands next to the body of a man killed after a drone struck buildings in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
Rescue workers help a cat that was rescued from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike on October 17, 2022.#
A firefighter helps a woman evacuate from a residential building that had been destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, on October 17, 2022.#
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks to members of the press next to a destroyed building in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
A resident takes a picture in a street after a drone attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022.#
