CCTV footage captured the moment Russian forces struck Kyiv during a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Thursday (August 28).

The attack killed at least 15 people including four children and injured 38, and damaged residential and other buildings across seven districts, Ukrainian officials said.

Explosions were seen and heard over the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Thursday, as air raid sirens blared.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the attack, which also killed a child, showed the world Russia's answer to diplomacy amid efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war.

Reuters was able to confirm the location from the position of buildings and the road layout, which matched satellite imagery and footage filmed by Reuters. The date was verified by the time stamp on the video. Ukrainian officials on Thursday said Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

KYIV, UKRAINE (AUGUST 28, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No Resale / No Archive / News use only) (MUTE)

1. CCTV FOOTAGE OF RUSSIAN STRIKES ON KYIV / SMOKE RISING FROM SITES OF STRIKE

(0296-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV)

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2. VIEW OF KYIV'S SKYLINE, GOLDEN DOME OF CHURCH, AIR RAID SIREN BLARING

3. TRAFFIC PASSING DOWN ROAD AS SIREN CONTINUES BLARING

4. SOUND OF GUNFIRE, EXPLOSION OCCURRING, SMOKE RISING INTO SKY

5. SHOT DOWN DRONE FALLING FROM SKY

6. FLASH OF LIGHT, SMOKE RISING IN DISTANCE

7. SHOT DOWN DRONE FALLING FROM SKY, SOUND OF EXPLOSION

8. SHOTS BEING FIRED INTO THE SKY

9. SIREN BLARING, ORANGE LIGHT BRIGHTENING NIGHT SKY, SOUND OF EXPLOSION

10. THICK PLUME OF SMOKE RISING BEHIND BUILDINGS

11. SHOT DOWN DRONE FALLING, SOUND OF EXPLOSION

12. SOUND OF EXPLOSION

13. THICK PLUME OF SMOKE RISING INTO SKY, EXPLOSION OCCURRING BEHIND BUILDING AND LIGHTING UP SKY, SIREN BLARING, SOUND OF EXPLOSION, SMALLER PLUME OF SMOKE RISING FOLLOWING EXPLOSION

14. FIRE BURNING, SMOKE RISING INTO SKY

15. LIGHTS FROM EMERGENCY VEHICLE REFLECTING OFF BUILDING AS VEHICLE PASSES ROAD

Kyiv residents sheltered at a metro station early on Thursday (August 28) after Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on the city, killing four people, injuring more than 20 and damaging residential and other buildings across several districts in the city, Ukrainian officials said. (0289-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-METRO)

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16. PEOPLE SITTING ON STEPS AND ALONG PLATFORM AT KYIV METRO STATION

17. PEOPLE SITTING TOGETHER ON GROUND

18. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SLEEPING, SITTING ON DECK CHAIRS

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday (August 28) that an overnight deadly attack on Kyiv showed Russia’s answer to diplomacy.

“Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table,” he said in a post on social media platform X, adding that the assault killed at least eight people including a child.

Zelenskiy said that “dozens of opportunities” for diplomacy had been ruined, and that “Russia must feel accountable for every strike, for every day of this war”. (0306-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-ZELENSKIY)

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19. SCREENSHOT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON X, READING (English):

“Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike. Another massive attack against our cities and communities. Killings again. Tragically, at least 8 people have already been confirmed dead. One of them is a child. My condolences to all their families and loved ones.” / “People may still be trapped under the rubble. Dozens are wounded. These Russian missiles and attack drones today are a clear response to everyone in the world who, for weeks and months, has been calling for a ceasefire and for real diplomacy. Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war. And this means that Russia still does not fear the consequences. Russia still takes advantage of the fact that at least part of the world turns a blind eye to murdered children and seeks excuses for Putin.” / “We expect a reaction from China to what is going on. China has repeatedly called for not expanding the war and for a ceasefire. Yet this is not happening because of Russia. We expect a reaction from Hungary. The death of children should definitely stir far greater emotions than anything else. We expect a response from everyone in the world who has called for peace but now more often stays silent rather than taking principled positions.” / “And it is definitely time for new, tough sanctions against Russia for everything it is doing. All deadlines have already been broken, dozens of opportunities for diplomacy ruined. Russia must feel accountable for every strike, for every day of this war. Eternal memory to all victims of Russia!”

20. SCREENSHOT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON X, READING (English):

“Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike. Another massive attack against our cities and communities. Killings again. Tragically, at least 8 people have already been confirmed dead. One of them is a child. My condolences to all their families and loved ones.”

21. SCREENSHOT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY’S SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON X, READING (English):

“People may still be trapped under the rubble. Dozens are wounded. These Russian missiles and attack drones today are a clear response to everyone in the world who, for weeks and months, has been calling for a ceasefire and for real diplomacy. Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war. And this means that Russia still does not fear the consequences. Russia still takes advantage of the fact that at least part of the world turns a blind eye to murdered children and seeks excuses for Putin.”

Ukraine Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the dead included a 14-year-old. Another child was in critical condition in hospital.

The Ukrainian capital's military administration said drones and missiles had been deployed in the assault. (0304-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-MINISTER / 0309-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-MORE)

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22. SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BUILDING HIT BY RUSSIAN MISSILE

23. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS ON SITE SIFTING THROUGH RUBBLE

24. RESCUER WITH A SNIFFER DOG

25. RESCUERS SIFTING THROUGH RUBBLE

26. SMOKE BILLOWING FROM WINDOW

27. WATER BEING HOSED ON BUILDING

A Kyiv resident spoke of the moment immediately after a Russian missile struck his home in a massive overnight attack on the Ukrainian capital on Thursday (August 28),

Vladislav Kalashnikov, a nineteen-year-old who witnessed the attack, spent the first moments after the impact digging the rubble to help save his neighbours. (0324-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-EYEWITNESS)

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28. VIDEO SHOT BY EYEWITNESS SHOWING MOMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXPLOSION

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29. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) VLADISLAV KALASHNIKOV, 19-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF BUILDING HIT BY RUSSIAN MISSILE, SAYING:

"The missile hit and people were simply thrown by the impact. They were lying there, there was a woman, a wife and their child. The woman was under a cement block, her head was cut, it was split open, it was cut. She was under this block, we were not able to lift it. It was only lifted when the emergency services came, they used a lift. But she was not saved."

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30. VIDEO SHOT BY EYEWITNESS SHOWING RESIDENTS DIGGING THROUGH RUBBLE, TRYING TO RESCUE PEOPLE BURIED UNDER DEBRIS

31. VIDEO SHOT BY EYEWITNESS SHOWING BUILDING ON FIRE, RESIDENTS OUTSIDE

Five bodies so far have been recovered from a destroyed building in Kyiv on Thursday (August 28) after Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on the city.

(0351-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-BODIES)

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32. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RECOVERING BODY AT 0541GMT

33. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RECOVERING BODY AT 0658GMT

34. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RECOVERING BODY AT 0804GMT

35. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RECOVERING BODY AT 0824GMT

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said she was 'outraged' on Thursday (August 28), after Russia's overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, in which 10 people were killed and 38 injured, and which also damaged the EU delegation's building in the city. (0364-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-EU-VON DER LEYEN)

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36. PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, ARRIVING FOR PRESS STATEMENT (PART MUTE)

37. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, SAYING (PARTLY OVERLAPPED BY STILLS IN SHOT 39 SHOWING DAMAGES TO THE EU DELEGATION BUILDING):

"I'm outraged by the attack on Kyiv, also hitting our EU offices. This was the deadliest drone and missile attack on the capital since July. And as you can see behind me on the screen, it was an attack also on our delegation. I just spoke with our deputy ambassador, and I'm relieved that none of our staff were harmed. Last night's attack struck in close proximity to the diplomatic mission, the representation of our union. Two missiles hit at a distance of 50 meters from the delegation within 20 seconds. And this is another grim reminder of what is at stake. It shows that the Kremlin will stop at nothing to terrorize Ukraine, blindly killing civilians: men, women, and children, and even targeting the European Union."

38. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, SAYING:

"We will come forward soon with our 19th package of hard-fighting sanctions. And in parallel, we are advancing the work on the Russian frozen assets to contribute to Ukraine's defence and reconstruction."

KYIV, UKRAINE (AUGUST 28, 2025) (EU DELEGATION IN UKRAINE - Must on-screen courtesy 'EU delegation in Ukraine') (MUTE)

39. VARIOUS STILLS SHOWING DAMAGE TO EU DELEGATION BUILDING

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Thursday (August 28) blamed Russian president Vladimir Putin for the attack and called for increased pressure on Russia after the deadly attack.

Ukraine's air force said it downed 563 of 598 drones and 26 of 31 missiles launched by Russia in a country-wide attack. The Air Force recorded hits at 13 locations and debris falling at 26 locations. (0305-UKRAINE-CRISIS/ATTACK-KYIV-AFTERMATH-UPDATE)

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40. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL KYIV

41. DAMAGED BALCONIES

42. DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

43. DAMAGED CAR

44. KYIV MAYOR VITALI KLITSCHKO LOOKING AT DAMAGE

45. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) KYIV MAYOR, VITALI KLITSCHKO, SAYING:

"It is (the Russian President Vladimir) Putin who is responsible for this war, which he started and does not want to stop. He doesn't just want Donetsk, Luhansk or Crimea; he wants the whole country. He is destroying cities and killing people."

46. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDING

47. LOCAL RESIDENTS WAITING OUTSIDE

48. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RESIDENTS, VOLODYMYR ABRAMOV, 76, AND NATALIA ABRAMOVA, 75, SAYING:

"It was a flash, and then everything started falling down. I don't understand how we're still alive. We had furniture against the walls and all the cupboards fell on us, but we survived."

49. PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET BETWEEN DAMAGED BUILDINGS / SOUND OF AIR RAID SIREN

50. PEOPLE WALKING WITH SUITCASES

51. LOCAL RESIDENT INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON FROM DONETSK, 30, DARIA BILOKON WALKING AND HOLDING CAT

52. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) LOCAL RESIDENT INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON FROM DONETSK, 30, DARIA BILOKON, SAYING:

"I heard the sound of the impact while I was sleeping, and then I saw the window frame falling towards me."

REPORTER ASKING OFF CAMERA: "What were you thinking at that moment?"

BILOKON: "Where my cat went."

53. BILOKON HOLDING AND PETTING CAT

Eyewitness footage showed thick smoke rising from an oil facility in Russia's Samara on Thursday (August 28) after the Ukrainian military said its drones had struck a refinery in the region.

Reuters was able to locate the video from road layout, street lights and building structure which matched file and satellite images.

Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces, said on Telegram that Ukrainian forces attacked the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara region on Thursday. (0378-UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-OIL-SAMARA-UGC)

Verified by:

- Road layout, street lights and building structure matched file and satellite images

- Date verified by Ukrainian official confirmation of a strike and Russian governor saying there was an attack in the area

- NASA's FIRMS (NASA's Global fire tracking map) detected thermal activity in the area on Thursday (August 28)

SAMARA, RUSSIA (AUGUST 28, 2025) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN VERTICAL) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No Archive / No Resale / News use only)

54. THICK PLUME OF DARK SMOKE RISING FROM OIL REFINERY/ COMMENTARY OF MAN SPEAKING, SAYING (Russian):

"They bombed the refinery. There's been loud explosions since four to six, non-stop. It was a drone attack. You can see a large fire. Now something keeps exploding."