Record Russian strike hits government building in Kyiv, kills mother and newborn – PHOTOS, VIDEO

At least two people were killed and dozens injured in a massive overnight Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, local authorities reported on Sunday, 7 September. The unprecedented assault marks the largest combined drone and missile strike since Russia’s full-scale invasion began on 24 February 2022.

Ukrainian military sources confirmed that Russian forces launched 810 Shahed-type drones, along with 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, targeting multiple regions, Kyiv Independent reported. The capital suffered significant damage: residential buildings and the Cabinet of Ministers in central Kyiv were struck, leaving parts of the city without power.

Woman and newborn killed in Russian strike

In Kyiv, a tragic incident occurred in the Sviatoshynskyi district, where a woman and her newborn were killed after a building was hit. Inna, a local resident, told the Kyiv Independent:

“There was a young woman living on the 6th floor, who had recently given birth. She was thrown out into the street by the blast wave. She was found under the slab of the building at 5 AM. The child was also found dead.”

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that seven people were hospitalised, including a pregnant woman who gave birth prematurely following the attack. Doctors at Kyiv City Clinical Hospital are fighting to save the newborn, while three other patients remain in serious condition in the hospital’s burn unit. An elderly woman also died in a shelter in the Darnytskyi district, although the exact cause remains unclear.