Russian drone strike on Ukraine leaves casualties in Kyiv region and Odesa

Kyiv region

At 11:33 p.m., the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (RMA) reported drone activity in the area and air defense operating against Russian targets.

At 01:07 a.m., head of the Kyiv RMA Mykola Kalashnyk said that as a result of the attack in Bucha district, a 50-year-old man sustained a shrapnel wound to his right shin.

“He has now been hospitalized in a local hospital. All necessary medical care is being provided,” Kalashnyk stressed.

At 06:46 a.m., the Kyiv RMA again reported air defense activity.

Later in the morning, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service specified that during the night in the city of Bucha, a drone attack caused a fire in a two-story building of a non-functioning sanatorium. The fire covered an area of 600 m². Firefighters discovered an injured man, born in 1977.

As Kyiv Regional State Administration head Mykola Kalashnyk added on October 2 at 10:42 a.m., one person was injured in the Vyshhorod district. A private house caught fire there. A man born in 1973 suffered first-degree burns to his hands, forehead, and the inside of both feet.

The victim was hospitalized at a local hospital. All necessary medical assistance is being provided. The house fire has been extinguished. 

Odesa and region

At 02:50 a.m., Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov reported that the city was under attack by Russian drones.

Later, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper said that during the night Russian forces once again targeted civilian infrastructure in the region.

“Despite active air defense, a transport infrastructure facility was damaged during the night air attack. Unfortunately, one worker sustained shrapnel wounds and received medical assistance. The roof and windows of a private house were also damaged, and another person was injured,” the regional head noted.

According to his information, power supply disruptions were recorded. By morning, energy crews managed to reroute damaged infrastructure from various sources where technically possible.

“Currently, 11.3 thousand customers have power restored. Another 46.6 thousand consumers remain without electricity. Repair work is ongoing. State Emergency Service units continue eliminating the consequences, while law enforcement is documenting yet another crime by Russian invaders against the civilian population of Odesa region,” Kiper stressed.

Sumy region

Deputy head of the Sumy District Council Volodymyr Bitsak told Espreso TV that part of Konotop district was cut off from electricity due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

“Part of Konotop district, namely the Krolevets community, has been left without power because of Russian attacks on energy facilities. But repair crews are working, and I hope electricity will be restored in that part of our region today. Such attacks are constant; the Russians didn’t like Belgorod being left without power, so they try to do the same to us,” Bitsak said.

Attack on railway infrastructure

In the morning, Deputy Prime Minister for Ukraine’s Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba reported that Russia carried out a massive strike on an Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukraine’s state-owned railway company) depot in Odesa. A train driver sustained shrapnel wounds and is receiving necessary medical assistance.

There were also strikes on railway infrastructure in border communities in the north, including Konotop.

“Trains stopped at a safe distance from the affected area, and by morning all had resumed movement, with the contact network restored,” Kuleba noted.

He added that due to the attack, some trains on the Chernihiv and Sumy routes are running with delays.

“Every day Russia tries to destroy one of the foundations of Ukraine’s resilience — our infrastructure that keeps the country together. This includes railways, roads, and energy. The aggressor state uses weapons that are impossible to produce without foreign components. That’s why tougher sanctions and blocking all supply chains are needed,” Oleksii Kuleba stressed.