Airstrikes on Kyiv (2022–present)
# Airstrikes on Kyiv (2022–present)

Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine with around 2,950,000 residents, has been frequently targeted by the Russian Armed Forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## Events

An attempt to capture the city was made in February–April 2022, but the Russian forces were repelled. Since then attacks have been carried remotely through airstrikes. Since October 2022 Kyiv has been occasionally attacked by Iranian-made drones on Russian service. From the start of the invasion on 24 February 2022 until 28 May 2023, the air raid siren has been on in Kyiv for a total 887 hours (or around 36 days). Kyiv has 1,078 bomb shelters, but in June 2023 a government commission found that only half of them are usable.

## List of attack

| Date | Details | Casualties within the city |
| - | - | - |
| 25 February 2022 | Missiles. One downed enemy aircraft crashed into a nine-storey residential building, setting it on fire. | 3 injured. |
| 1 March 2022 | 2 missiles hit Kyiv TV tower, partially knocking out access to news and broadcasts. | 5 dead, 5 injured. |
| 15 March 2022 | Artillery shelling. A 35-hour curfew was announced by Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko. | At least 4 dead. |
| 28 April 2022 | Two long-range "air-based weapons" were launched during a visit by the UN Secretary General António Guterres. The attack killed RFE/RL journalist and producer Vira Hyrych. | At least 1 died. |
| 5 June 2022 | Missiles hit the Darnytski and Dniprovski District of Kyiv. | 1 injured. |
| 26 June 2022 | Long-range missiles fired from Russian bombers around Astrakhan damaged an apartment building and a kindergarten. | 1 died, 6 injured. |
| 10 October 2022 | Missile strikes, at least one Kh-101 cruise missile was used. Caused power outage in Kyiv. | ? |
| 17 October 2022 | 28 Iranian-made drones were used, including HESA Shahed 136 (Geran-2). Most were reportedly shot down. | At least 5 died. |
| 23 November 2022 | Kh-101 missile was used. | ? |
| 14 December 2022 | 13 Iranian-made drones were used. According to Ukrainian claims, all were shot down by air defense. | None. |
| 16 December 2022 | 38 air-launched cruise missiles and 22 Kalibr sea-launched missiles were used. | ? |
| 19 December 2022 | 23 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov were spotted over Kyiv, 18 of them were reportedly intercepted. | None. |
| 29 December 2022 | Missile strikes caused power outage, affecting 40% of Kyiv residents. Ukrainian officials claimed 16 missiles were destroyed over Kyiv. | 3 injured. |
| 2 January 2023 | At least 60 drones targeted Kyiv, some evaded air defense. | 1 dead, 1 injured. |
| 14 January 2023 | S-400 missiles were fired from Russia's Bryansk Oblast. | ? |
| 28 April 2023 | Kyiv came under attack after a pause of about two months. Other locations were also attacked. | None. |
| 3 May 2023 | Shahed-type drones and missiles. According to Ukrainian claims, all missiles and drones were destroyed in Kyiv airspace by Ukrainian air defense forces. | None. |
| 9 May 2023 | 25 Kalibr and Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles were launched from the Caspian Sea region, 23 of them were reportedly downed. | None. |
| 16 May 2023 | 18 different missiles were launched – 9 Kalibr cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea, 6 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles, 3 Iskander short-range ballistic missiles from land and 3 drones. According to Ukrainian officials' claims, all were shot down. Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov particularly praised the shootdowns of all Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat, 6 Kinzhal missiles were used from an estimated Russian reserve of about 50, which was regarded as "a relatively big number" (that is 12%). One of the three MIM-104 Patriot air defense systems provided by the United States to Ukraine was damaged during the attack according to U.S. officials. | 3 injured. |
| 25 May 2023 | Unspecified number of cruise missiles were launched by Tu-95MS bombers at night from the Caspian Sea region. All were reportedly intercepted in Kyiv's airspace. | ? |
| 28 May 2023 | In a wave of 59 Shahed drones, 36 were shot down within Kyiv and the region. | ? |
| 29 May 2023 | Iskander ballistic missiles, possibly also S-300 and S-400 missiles were used. According to Ukrainian officials' claims, all missiles were shot down by air defense. | 1 injured. |
| 30 May 2023 | 31 Iranian-made loitering drones attacked from the north and south. Ukrainian officials claimed that the air defense destroyed 29 of them. | 1 dead, 5 injured. |
| 1 June 2023 | 7 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 3 Iskander-K missiles were used. All were reportedly shot down. | 3 dead due to falling missile debris, 11 injured. |
| 2 June 2023 | 15 cruise missiles and 21 Shahed drones were reportedly destroyed over Kyiv. | 2 injured by falling debris. |
| 13 June 2023 | In a preliminary report Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles were fired at night by bombers Tu-95MS from the Caspian Sea, all missiles were reportedly destroyed by air defense. | ? |
| 16 June 2023 | 6 Kalibr cruise missiles, 6 Kinzhal ballistic missiles and two drones were used, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, shortly before the arrival of an African delegation led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Kyiv. No buildings were damaged. | ? |
| 20 June 2023 | 30 Shahed drones were launched, 28 of them were reportedly shot down. The drones were launched from Russian territory to the north and from the coast of the Sea of Azov in the south-east. | None. |
| 1 July 2023 | Several Shahed drones were launched, all were reportedly shot down. | 1 injured, 3 homes damaged. |
