# Russian strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv hit university, metro link, and rail hub, killing at least three

*Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 6:09 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-27T06:09:34.554Z (2h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Overnight Russian missile and drone attacks damaged a Kyiv university and metro-related infrastructure and hit multiple districts in Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 14 while striking rail, industrial, and urban targets.

Russian missile and drone attacks overnight struck education and transport sites in Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing and injuring civilians and disrupting key infrastructure in Ukraine’s two largest cities.

In Kyiv, a ballistic missile attack late on 26 October hit a university, adding a major civilian institution to the list of damaged sites in the capital. Later strikes damaged infrastructure linked to the metro on the Southern Bridge over the Dnipro River.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said all stations on Kyiv’s red metro line are open to passengers. Train traffic on the green line between Osokorky and Chervony Khutir is temporarily suspended because of damage to metro infrastructure on the Southern Bridge. Since the evening of 26 October, one person has been killed and 14 residents have been injured in the capital as a result of the attacks, according to city authorities.

In Kharkiv City, Russia struck the Novobavarskyi District with at least five Tornado-S rockets, some equipped with cluster warheads, and used Geran-4/5 jet-powered drones to hit the Kholodnohirskyi District. The drones likely targeted the locomotive depot at coordinates 49.99940, 36.19899. These attacks killed at least two civilians.

A separate series of Russian Geran-2/4 drone strikes ignited a fire at an industrial facility in central Lozova in Kharkiv Region, damaging economic infrastructure away from the front line.

The pattern of hits on a university, metro-linked bridge infrastructure, a locomotive depot, and an industrial facility shows continued Russian focus on transport and urban targets that support both daily civilian life and military logistics.

Key developments to watch include assessments of damage to Kyiv’s Southern Bridge metro infrastructure, the operational status of the locomotive depot in Kharkiv, and any wider rail and metro disruptions that could affect troop movements and civilian mobility.