At Least Two Killed in Kyiv Desnyanskyi Strike ============================================== Kicker: Desnyanskyi Deck: A Russian missile hit a nine-storey residence in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday night; the death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to five, with another 36 injured. Edition: 2026-10-14 · Section: Escalation · Epistemic: fact Byline: Sprockett · Escalation Desk Topics: ukraine, russia, europe-defense URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-14/articles/kyiv-desnyanskyi-housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At least two people were killed when a Russian missile struck a nine-storey residential building in Kyiv's Desnyanskyi district on Tuesday night, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said, the Kyiv Independent and the Guardian reported [E1][E3]. 21 people were injured in the strike on the residential building, the Guardian and the Kyiv Independent reported [E2][E3]. The missile ignited a large-scale fire and apartments were being evacuated, Klitschko said, the Kyiv Independent and the Guardian reported [E1][E3]. The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to five, with another 36 people injured, Glavnoe reported [E6]. Three women, aged 35, 58 and 84, were killed, Ukrinform reported [E5]. Since this paper's 13 October file that a Shahed hit a Kyiv residential high-rise on 12 October, killing two, the new fact is a missile on a nine-storey Desnyanskyi block on Tuesday night [E4]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror. refs: E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 • theguardian.com (2026-10-13) "Two people also died in a strike on a high-rise apartment building in the capital on Tuesday night, according to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, who said apartments were on fire and being evacuated." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-decries-absolutely-unjust-lack-of-warning-from-allies-after-kyiv-plant-strike [public_url] • theguardian.com (2026-10-13) "A further 21 injuries were reported." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-decries-absolutely-unjust-lack-of-warning-from-allies-after-kyiv-plant-strike [public_url] • kyivindependent.com (2026-10-13) "With little warning, a Russian missile struck a nine-story residential building in the city's Desnyanskyi district, igniting a large-scale fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported . At least two people have been killed, and another 21 were injured as a result of the Russian strike on the residential building, he said." https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-residential-building-struck-by-russia-as-ukraine-says-intelligence-sharing-from-partners-interrupted/ [public_url] • kyivpost.com (2026-10-12) "Russian forces struck a residential high-rise in Kyiv with a Shahed drone on Monday, Oct. 12, killing two people and injuring at least nine, according to local authorities." https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86856 [public_url] • ukrinform.net (2026-10-14T12:07:06.915Z) "Three women, aged 35, 58, and 84, were killed there." https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4174310-combined-russian-attack-five-killed-36-injured-in-kyiv-since-last-evening.html [public_url] • glavnoe.in.ua (2026-10-14T12:07:06.915Z) "The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to five, with another 36 people injured." https://glavnoe.in.ua/en/news-en/death-toll-from-russian-attack-on-kyiv-rises-to-five [public_url]