Night of 19 October: second ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in one night, a metro station damaged; Russian agencies report explosions in Lutsk and Rivne
Place: Kyiv, Lutsk, RivneRegion: Kyiv and Kyiv regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russian and Ukrainian sources agree that explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight and that this was the second attack on the capital that night. Russian agencies do not write about targets or consequences and repeat the line about strikes on "decision-making centres", while RBC-Ukraine reports ballistic missiles and damage to an above-ground metro station that closed Chernihivska and Lisova. Explosions in Lutsk and Rivne are reported in the sample only by Russian agencies citing Suspilne; Ukrainian sources in the sample do not yet report on the west of the country. There are no independent reports of the attack in the sample.
What Russia reports
automatic summary RIA Novosti and TASS, citing the online map of Ukraine's Digital Transformation Ministry and the TV channel Suspilne, report an air-raid alert in Kyiv and a number of regions and explosions in the capital; RIA notes that this is already the second series of explosions in Kyiv since Sunday evening and repeats the line that Russia's armed forces strike decision-making centres, enterprises and depots. Also citing Suspilne, RIA reports explosions in Lutsk and Rivne, and TASS an explosion in western Ukraine and explosions in Rivne. Russian sources in the sample do not write about targets, hits or casualties, and there is no Russian Defence Ministry statement on this attack. Later TASS reported that the air-raid alert had been lifted in most Ukrainian regions, but sirens were still sounding in Kharkiv.
“Это уже вторая с вечера воскресенья серия взрывов в украинской столице.”
“В ответ на атаки противника ВС России бьют по центрам принятия решений, предприятиям и складам, которые ВСУ задействуют совместно с натовскими специалистами.”
“В Киеве и 10 областях Украины объявили воздушную тревогу”
“В Луцке был слышен звук взрыва”
“В Ровно слышен звук взрыва... В Ровно прогремел еще один взрыв”
“The media outlet also reported explosions in the western city of Rovno.”
“В большинстве областей Украины отменили воздушную тревогу. Сирены продолжают работать в Харькове”
- В Киеве прогремели взрывы — RIA Novosti, 19 October, 02:04
- В Киеве и 10 областях Украины объявили воздушную тревогу — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 19 October, 02:17
- В Луцке прогремел взрыв — RIA Novosti, 19 October, 01:49
- В Ровно прогремели взрывы — RIA Novosti, 19 October, 02:43
- Explosions sound in Ukrainian capital — TASS (tass.com), 19 October, 02:41
- В большинстве областей Украины отменили воздушную тревогу — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 19 October, 03:30
- На западе Украины произошел взрыв — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 19 October, 02:00
- В Киеве объявили воздушную тревогу — RIA Novosti, 19 October, 02:03
- В Киеве произошли взрывы — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 19 October, 02:33
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, citing Ukraine's Air Force and the Kyiv City Administration, writes that on the night of 19 October Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles for the second time in a few hours; explosions were heard in the city and residents are urged to stay in shelters. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, one of the metro stations on the Left Bank was damaged: debris tore the running and contact rails next to it. Klitschko did not specify which station was damaged; later RBC-Ukraine, citing the Kyiv City Administration, reported that the above-ground stations Chernihivska and Lisova on the red line had been temporarily closed for entry and exit: an above-ground station, tracks and the cable network were damaged, and in the morning trains would run from Akademmistechko to Darnytsia on the usual schedule. RBC-Ukraine recalls that in the first attack late on the evening of 18 October a medical centre building in the Desnianskyi district was preliminarily reported damaged and one person was killed and, citing CNN, writes that Ukraine has again run out of Patriot missiles.
“У ніч на 19 жовтня росіяни вдруге за кілька годин атакували Київ балістичними ракетами.”
“Унаслідок російської атаки в ніч на 19 жовтня пошкоджено одну зі станцій метро на лівому березі Києва.”
“Поруч зі станцією через уламки розірвало ходову та контактну рейки.”
“Яку саме станцію пошкоджено, Кличко не уточнив.”
“За даними CNN, у країні знову закінчилися ракети до Patriot.”
“наземні станції метро "Чернігівська" і "Лісова" на червоній гілці тимчасово закрили на вхід і вихід”
“Поїзди вранці курсуватимуть від "Академмістечка" до "Дарниці".”
“Через масований обстріл пошкоджено наземну станцію метро, колії та кабельну мережу.”
“постраждала будівля медичного центру в Деснянському районі, загинула одна людина”
- Росіяни вдруге за ніч вдарили по Києву балістикою, пролунали вибухи — RBC-Ukraine, 19 October, 02:06
- Удар по Києву пошкодив станцію метро на лівому березі, поруч розірвало рейки — RBC-Ukraine, 19 October, 02:18
- У Києві через удар РФ закрили станції метро "Чернігівська" і "Лісова" — RBC-Ukraine, 19 October, 03:57
What independent sources report
no reports found
Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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