Russia hits Ukraine with deadly drone and missile strikes across Kyiv

(9 Jan 2026)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyiv, Ukraine - 9 January 2026
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Kyiv view with the sounds of explosions during Russian attack
2. Various shots of residential building with flat on fire
3. Various of smoke billowing from burning residential building
4. Mid of firefighter on ladder putting out the fire through a window
5. Wide of residents looking at the burning house
6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian), Dmytro Karpenko, 45, Kyiv resident:
"I was standing in the room with my dog, right in front of the window, and I saw red fiery layers, four or five of them, then there was an explosion. My window was broken. I was looking for my dog, the dog had disappeared somewhere. I looked out the window and saw that my friend's house was on fire, and I ran out to see how they were."
7. Various of burnt car
8. Mid of firefighter putting out the fire
9. Closeup of a smoke from the destroyed roof
10. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian), Dmytro Karpenko, 45, Kyiv resident:
"What Russia is doing, of course, shows that they do not want peace. But people really want peace, people are suffering, people are dying. Today, many people died, many rescuers were injured, a medic died in the Darnitsky district, there are a lot of injured people. Peace is needed, and it is needed quickly, because nothing will be left of our country."
11. Various of the covered body of medic killed in Russian attack near damaged residential building
12. Various of ambulance and medics
13. Various of residential building, smoke billowing
14. Various of firefighters putting out the fire
STORYLINE:
Russia said Friday it has used the new Oreshnik ballistic missile along with other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said four people were killed and at least 22 wounded in the capital overnight. Russia didn’t say where Oreshnik hit, but Russian media and military bloggers said it targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine’s western Lviv region.

Russia's Defense Ministry said the attack was a retaliation to what Moscow said was a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence last month. Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump have rejected the Russian claim of the attack on Putin’s residence.

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy said that Russia struck critical infrastructure with a ballistic missile, but didn't give details. He said the missile traveled at a speed of 13,000 kilometers (more than 8,000 miles) per hour, and that the specific type of rocket was being investigated.

After the overnight strike on Ukraine's capital, those killed included an emergency medical aid worker, said Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko. Five rescue workers sustained injuries while responding to the site of ongoing attacks, said Ukraine's security service.

Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack, said Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko. In the Desnyanskyi district a drone crashed onto the roof of a multi-story building. At another address in the same district the first two floors of a residential building were damaged. In Dnipro district, parts of a drone damaged a multi-story building and a fire broke out.

Kyiv resident Dmytro Karpenko was left without electricity, water and heating after the attack. His windows were damaged and his friend's house was burnt.

"What Russia is doing, of course, shows that they do not want peace. But people really want peace, people are suffering, people are dying”, Dmytro said.



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