Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv TV HQ, Five Killed Amid Escalating Air Raids

Wed Sep 09 2026 07:23:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A Russian drone hit Ukraine’s ‘We Are Ukraine’ headquarters, killing five and damaging the newsroom during a wave of attacks that left Kyiv under constant air‑raid alerts.

A Russian drone slammed into the ‘We Are Ukraine’ TV headquarters in Kyiv, injuring several staff members and silencing a live broadcast. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strike as a deliberate attack on media, calling it a new phase of Russia’s degradation. Kyiv has suffered repeated nighttime missile and drone attacks, with the emergency service reporting casualties and infrastructure damage. Beneath this incident, diplomatic talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia have stalled, with leaders urging for further peace negotiations. As the war drags into winter, Zelensky remains resolute about Ukraine’s resilience.

Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv TV HQ, Five Killed Amid Escalating Air Raids

A Russian drone slammed into the headquarters of Ukraine’s ‘We Are Ukraine’ channel in Kyiv on Tuesday, causing a partial collapse of the building and killing five people. The strike took place while journalists were broadcasting live, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky called the attack a “new page in Russian degradation”, presenting photos of the damaged structure that he shared on social media. He urged global partners to intensify joint pressure against Russia, warning that the war would likely continue into winter.

The ‘We Are Ukraine’ channel released footage showing the exact moment the drone struck its newsroom, claiming it was a deliberate assault on journalists. The footage support Zelensky’s assertion that the strike targeted media personnel rather than being incidental damage.

Authorities in Kyiv have reported three deaths and 25 injuries from a series of explosions that struck residential buildings overnight, including a five‑storey house in the Solomianskyi district and vehicles that caught fire in the Podilskyi district. Residents again sought shelter in underground metro stations, where they hid from the continuous air‑raid alerts.

This surge of attacks comes after a brief truce that the two sides had agreed to observe for three days, a pause left unavowed by Russia during US President Donald Trump’s recent diplomatic trip to Moscow and Kyiv. The talks ended without major breakthroughs, though both sides agreed to keep the conversation open.

Meanwhile, President Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, remained in Kyiv, met Zelensky earlier and pushed for a trilateral meeting that could shape the conflict’s future trajectory. Putin’s stance remains unyielding, with officials demanding broader territorial concessions from Kyiv.

In an ongoing pattern of aggression, Russian forces intensified their strike patterns on Kyiv, recording new highs in air‑raid alerts, while Ukrainian drone attacks hit Russian towns, including a strike on a row of buildings in Saratov, according to regional governor Roman Busargin.

For the moment, Ukrainian troops are contending with mounting operational pressure, as Kyiv remains under relentless targeting from the east. The city’s population lives on the edge of destruction and the urgent call for peace echoes from all corners of the world, calling for a resolution that stops the cycle of violence and protects civilian media coverage.