Russian Drone Strike Kills Woman in Kyiv Apartment Building

A Russian drone struck a nine-story apartment building in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv on the morning of November 12, 2026. The attack killed a 44-year-old woman and injured five other people.

Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kyiv, reported that the strike ignited a fire between the third and sixth floors and caused partial structural damage to the fifth floor. This incident followed an overnight ballistic missile attack on the capital that triggered multiple fires across the city.

The strike is part of an intensified campaign by the Russian military since late August. This strategy involves near-round-the-clock drone waves targeting residential buildings, schools, medical facilities, and logistics hubs to disrupt essential services and daily life in the city.