Suicide ‘kamikaze’ drones strike Kyiv in Russian attack

The central district of Shevchenkivskyi in Ukraine’s capital was attacked by Russian-launched “kamikaze drones” in the early hours of October 17, 2022. This came exactly a week after Moscow launched a series of missile strikes in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The number of casualties from the drone attack is unclear. Ukrainian officials have reported that the Kremlin had used Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones in recent attacks to target urban centres and infrastructure, an accusation that Tehran has denied.