Fact Sheet: Russia's Largest Attack on Ukrainian Civilians — Sept. 28, 2025

• Date of Attack: Night and morning of Sept. 28, 2025
• Scale: Most massive strike on civilians since start of Russia's full-scale invasion
• Duration: Lasted over 12 hours

Scope of the Attack

• Total Attacks: 643 aerial strikes launched against Ukrainian cities
  • 566 strike UAVs (drones)
  • 35 Kh-101 cruise missiles
  • 8 Kalibr cruise missiles
  • 2 jet UAVs

Targeted Regions

• Main Targets:
  • Kyiv and Kyiv region
  • Zaporizhzhia
  • Odesa
  • Mykolaiv
  • Sumy
  • Chernihiv
  • Khmelnytskyi
• Civilian Infrastructure Hit:
  • Residential buildings and private houses
  • A kindergarten in Kyiv
  • The neurosurgery department of the National Institute of Cardiology
  • Bread production facility
  • Car tire factory
  • Vehicles and local businesses

Human Impact

• Fatalities: At least 4 in Kyiv, including:
  • 2 inside the damaged Institute of Cardiology
  • A 12-year-old girl, recovered from rubble
• Injured: At least 40 people, including children
• Regional Casualties:
  • Zaporizhzhia: 39 injured in a nine-storey apartment building strike
  • Kyiv region (Petropavlivska Borshchahivka): Entire street destroyed, private homes demolished

Emergency Response

• Rescue Operations:
  • 1,500+ rescuers and police deployed across 11 regions
  • 2 rescuers injured during collapsing structure incidents
• Damage: Over 100 civilian facilities destroyed or damaged
• Reports: 700+ citizen reports of destroyed/damaged property (number still rising)

Legal & International Dimensions

• Evidence Collection:
  • Every missile/drone fragment, damaged building, and citizen testimony documented
  • Material prepared for international courts and partner nations
• Accusations: Russia accused of war crimes, deliberate targeting of civilians
• Context: 
  • Attack came immediately after the 80th U.N. General Assembly
  • Seen as blatant rejection of peace efforts, including calls by President Donald Trump

Political & Strategic Implications

• Message from Moscow: Russia signals no intent to end the war
• Ukraine's Appeal:
  • Stronger sanctions against Russia
  • Increased international pressure
  • Greater military and humanitarian support
• Warning to Europe: Ukraine stresses that Russia's aggression could expand beyond its borders if not stopped