A view of destruction at a university building in the city center following a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 2, 2026. (Vlada Liberova / Libkos / Getty Images)At least 13 people have been injured after Russian drones struck central Kyiv on the morning of Sept. 2, damaging a university, a residential building, and a medical facility, authorities reported.The strikes come amid the seventh consecutive day of almost uninterrupted Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital.Russia struck the National University of Food Technology in Kyiv, according to Education Minister Andrii Butenko.According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 160 students were in shelters when the drone struck the university and none were injured. A six-story residential building and a medical facility in Shevchenkivskyi district were also damaged, while earlier a fire was reported at an "educational institution" in Holosiivskyi district, local authorities reported.
"I was near this clinic when we heard the explosions and the whole clinic shook. We were just in shock," Diana To Hang, a student, told the Kyiv Independent."We’re tired. We’re very, very tired. A lot of people right now are patriotic and they’re doing everything they can to help people who aren’t safe right now get out of those situations. But looking at the situation, I can see that it’s simply not getting any better, and we still have winter ahead of us," she added."Honestly, all the teenagers I know right now are really scared about what is going to happen next. A lot of them have even suggested going abroad. I’m really worried about them, honestly. They all have such bright futures," To Hang said.Forty-year-old Olga, who asked to be identified by first name only, told the Kyiv Independent she heard a whistling sound and an explosion.A view of destruction at a university building in the city center following a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 2, 2026. (Vlada Liberova / Libkos / Getty Images)"People were scared, everyone started running in different directions, because somewhere a door fell, somewhere a flowerpot tipped over, bricks started falling. It was scary," she said."At night, we’re used to things exploding, but not in the middle of the day," Olga added.Despite the attacks, she plans to stay in Kyiv for her work and for her children.In a post on social media, Zelensky condemned the attacks and called for support from Ukraine's international allies."Each of our partners knows what is necessary: air defense for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and significant intensification of defense industries," he said.The attacks come a day after thousands of Ukrainian children started the new school year on Sept. 1. Amid the Russian attack, some Ukrainian schoolchildren spent their second morning of classes sheltered in metro stations.In the Holosiivskyi district, a Russian drone hit a warehouse, according to Klitschko.Overnight on Sept. 1, at least 12 people were killed and 21 others injured in Kyiv and the surrounding oblast, as Russia launched a ballistic missile attack amid a days-long drone barrage against the capital.Dark smoke rises above the Kyiv skyline following a Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian capital, Ukraine, on Sept. 2, 2026. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images)
