Russian drones struck a hospital in Kyiv, a residential building in Rivne and a kindergarten in Vinnytsia on the night of November 12-13, 2026, injuring at least eight people in a second consecutive night of attacks, even as United States-brokered peace talks continued. Falling debris set fire to the six-storey facility, while strikes hundreds of kilometres away hit homes and a kindergarten.

Key Points

• Falling drone debris set fire to a six-storey medical facility in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district; one person was injured, seven were rescued and 30 patients and staff were evacuated.
• A Russian drone hit a multi-storey apartment building in Rivne, injuring at least five people, including a child, and setting two apartments on fire.
• In Vinnytsia, two women were injured and a kindergarten and homes damaged, according to Mayor Serhiy Morhunov.
• The strikes followed a heavier night on November 11-12, when a drone hit a nine-storey Kyiv apartment building, killing one woman and injuring seven, and energy strikes left nine regions without power.
• Ukraine struck back the same night, launching drones toward Moscow — more than 100 shot down, according to the Moscow mayor — and hitting a Lukoil refinery in Volgograd.

What Happened

The attack on Kyiv came after an air-raid warning in the capital over the drone threat. Shortly afterwards, city authorities reported falling debris and a fire at a medical facility. Ukraine's State Emergency Service said the fire broke out on the first three floors of the six-storey building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, causing extensive damage on the first floor. Medical staff evacuated 30 people overnight and emergency crews rescued another seven; early reports said one injured person had sought treatment from an ambulance crew.

Debris had already fallen on the same district that afternoon, damaging a bus and a car and injuring one man, and the night before a drone struck a nine-storey residential building in the Solomyanskyi district, killing a woman and injuring seven other residents.

In Rivne, a Russian drone struck a multi-storey residential building, injuring at least five people, including a child, and setting two apartments on fire. In Vinnytsia, Mayor Serhiy Morhunov said two women were injured and a kindergarten and homes damaged. The three cities are hundreds of kilometres apart, pointing to a coordinated wave of drones.

Background and Context

The night of November 12-13 was the second consecutive night of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. The previous night had been heavier still: on November 11-12, Russia launched a massive overnight strike on energy infrastructure, leaving nine Ukrainian regions without power, alongside the deadly strike on a Kyiv apartment building.

Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces had hit a rocket factory in Kyiv, a drone assembly workshop and a missile fuel factory in the Kyiv region, as well as electricity substations in Zhytomyr — part of months of attacks on Ukraine's energy system that have repeatedly left large areas without electricity and heating as winter approaches.

The same night, Ukraine launched its own drones at Russia: Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said more than 100 were shot down en route to the capital, and a Lukoil refinery in Volgograd suspended operations.

Russian Drones Hit Kyiv Hospital as Peace Talks Continue

The timing is hard to ignore: the strikes came as United States-brokered Russia-Ukraine peace talks continued, with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner having met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 12. Europeans are set to join the next round, widening the effort beyond the American and Russian sides.

The negotiations have so far produced no public agreement, and the fighting has not paused while they go on. The hospital fire is a reminder of what is at stake: attacks are hitting where ordinary Ukrainians live, work and receive medical care.

Reactions and Quotes

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said in a statement carried by Ukrainska Pravda: "Russia once again attacked the capital on the night of 12-13 November. A fire has broken out on the first three floors of a six-storey medical facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district as a result of the enemy attack, causing extensive damage on the first floor."

The service said its crews had rescued seven people and staff had evacuated 30 patients and staff to safety, and that early reports indicated one injured person had sought treatment from an ambulance crew.

In Vinnytsia, Mayor Serhiy Morhunov confirmed two women hurt and a kindergarten and homes damaged. Russia's Defence Ministry said its strikes had hit military and industrial targets, including the rocket factory and drone workshop in the Kyiv area.

Why It Matters

What was hit matters: a hospital, an apartment block and a kindergarten are civilian sites, and the injuries fell on patients, residents and small children. The Rivne strike injured a child, and the Vinnytsia strike damaged a place where children spend their days — the human cost of a drone war reaching deep into cities far from the front line.

It also matters because of the timing: the second night in a row, the night after a massive attack knocked out power in nine regions, and the same day American envoys met the Russian president to discuss peace. Neither side has stopped fighting while the talks go on, and diplomacy has not yet produced even a pause in the nightly attacks.

What Happens Next

Rescue and repair work will continue in Kyiv, Rivne and Vinnytsia, and officials should update the casualty figures as more information comes in. Power engineers will work to restore supply in the regions left without electricity the previous night.

Diplomatically, the next round of the United States-brokered talks should bring Europeans to the table, after Witkoff and Kushner's meeting with Putin in Moscow on November 12. No date has been publicly confirmed and no ceasefire announced. Until one is, the nightly drone attacks on both sides are likely to continue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened in Kyiv on the night of November 12-13?
Falling debris from a Russian drone set fire to a six-storey medical facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district; one person was injured, seven were rescued and 30 patients and staff were evacuated.

How many people were injured in the overnight attacks?
At least eight: one in Kyiv, at least five including a child in Rivne, and two women in Vinnytsia.

What was hit in Rivne and Vinnytsia?
In Rivne, a drone struck a multi-storey residential building, injuring at least five and setting two apartments on fire. In Vinnytsia, a kindergarten and homes were damaged and two women were injured.

What happened the night before?
A Russian drone hit a nine-storey Kyiv apartment building, killing one woman and injuring seven, while energy strikes left nine regions without power.

What is happening with the peace talks?
United States-brokered talks continue after envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 12, with Europeans set to join the next round; no ceasefire has been announced.

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