Russian Drones Target Kyiv and Dnipro Overnight

Russia launched a mass overnight drone attack on Ukraine, triggering air alerts in Kyiv and several regions. Air defenses operated in the capital, where debris from a downed drone fell onto the roof of a 20-story residential building in Obolonskyi district. In Dnipro, officials reported damage to transport infrastructure, a fire and one injured person. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on April 23, 2026, shows firefighters puting out a fire in a damaged residential building following a Russian attack in the city of Dnipro. (Photo by Handout / STATE EMERGENSY SERVICE OF UKRAINE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / State Emergency Service of Ukraine” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russia launched a mass drone attack against Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, triggering air alerts in Kyiv and several regions, with explosions reported in the capital and in Dnipro. Ukraine’s Air Force warned of groups of Russian attack drones moving across the country, while the Kyiv City Military Administration said an air alert had been declared in the capital because of the threat of enemy UAVs. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “An air alert has been declared in the capital due to the threat of enemy UAVs,” the Kyiv City Military Administration said. Air defense systems operated in Kyiv during the alert, officials said. Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, later reported that debris from a downed Russian drone had fallen onto the roof of a 20-story residential building in the capital’s Obolonskyi district. Information about possible casualties or the scale of damage in Kyiv was still being clarified. As of 4 a.m., the aerial threat remained in Ukraine’s northern, southern, central and eastern regions. In Dnipro, Russian strikes damaged transport infrastructure, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said at 5:35 a.m. A fire also broke out, and one person was injured. The overnight attack followed a series of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and came as Ukraine’s General Staff reported heavy fighting along the front, with the most intense Russian activity on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole axes. Other Topics of Interest Putin Is Bluffing About Ending the War, Analyst Says American analyst Paul Goble says Putin’s claim that the war in Ukraine may be nearing an end is not a real peace signal, but a political tactic. He argues Putin is trying to calm Russians after a slimmed-down Victory Day parade, buy time, confuse Western publics and reduce support for Ukraine. If the war continues, Goble says Putin will blame NATO and claim the West prevented peace. To suggest a correction or clarification, write to us here You can also highlight the text and press Ctrl + Enter Contact Us Please leave your suggestions or corrections here Cancel Send Kyiv Post Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.