Missile and drone strike on Kyiv kills 32, the capital's highest verified civilian toll of the war
Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.
Russian missiles and loitering munitions struck at least 27 locations in Kyiv overnight into 31 July; a missile destroyed a section of a nine-storey apartment block in Sviatoshynskyi district. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission (HRMMU) verified 31 killed, including five children, and 171 injured in its July update, later revised to 32 killed and 170 injured, the highest civilian toll in the capital since February 2022. Kyiv's city administration put the toll at 32 dead and at least 179 injured by 6 August. Separately, HRMMU said an aerial bomb on an apartment building in Kramatorsk the same day killed at least five civilians.
- When
- 31 July 2025
- Where
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- What
- missile attack
- Acting party
- Ministry of Defence of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. The UN monitoring mission described the strike as a Russian attack.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
- Evidence UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
- Count UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
- Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | confirmed | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "Missile and drone strike on Kyiv kills 32, the capital's highest verified civilian toll of the war", ev-20261027-pj85, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-pj85/