The capital of Ukraine reels from second Russian attack this month

By Juliana Kim,

Peter DiCampo

Published October 17, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT

A drone in the sky seconds before it fired on buildings in Kyiv on Monday.

The capital of Ukraine was left in smoke and rubble after five Russian drones struck the city early Monday.

The explosions crumbled residential buildings and energy facilities near a busy train station in central Kyiv. At least four people were killed in the attack and at least four others have been hospitalized, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a top emergency response adviser to Ukraine's President.

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, said among the victims were a married a couple who were expecting a child in the coming months. He added that 18 people have been pulled from the wreckage of one residential building.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shymhal said the deadly attack on Monday appeared to have been targeting energy infrastructure. This is the second time this month Russia has struck the capital. Last week, a barrage of Russian missiles blasted Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities, killing at least 19 people.

A Ukrainian serviceman attempts to shoot down a drone in Kyiv.

A man falls on the ground following a drone attack in Kyiv on Monday.

Firefighters work after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv on Monday.

Ukrainian military members run for cover during an attack from "kamikaze drones" in Kyiv early morning on Monday.

Medics help an injured woman after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv on Monday.

People take cover in a parking lot next to their apartment in Kyiv as the city was under attack from "kamikaze drones" in the early morning on Monday.

Police officers stand next to the body of a man killed after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv. Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital early Monday, the blasts echoing across Kyiv, setting buildings ablaze and sending people scurrying to shelters.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks to press next to a destroyed building after a drone attack in Kyiv on Monday.

A local resident photographs a street after a drone attack in Kyiv on Monday.

Ukrainian police officers secure the area after a drone attack in Kyiv on Monday.