Missiles and Geran-4 Drones Hit Kyiv Shopping Center, Power Site and Highway in Two-Stage Russian Attack
Russia launched at least 11 ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight, striking an Epicentr shopping center, industrial areas and a substation, then sent Geran‑4 drones that hit a roadway in the capital’s Shevchenkivskyi district and set vehicles on fire.
Kyiv has faced a two‑stage Russian attack, first with ballistic missiles and then with jet‑powered drones that hit a busy roadway.
Battlefield reports on 12 November said Russia carried out a ballistic strike on the Ukrainian capital overnight, firing at least 11 missiles. The salvo reportedly included five Iskander missiles, four modified S‑400s and two KN‑23‑type weapons. The strikes hit an Epicentr shopping center, industrial areas and an electrical substation in and around the city.
By the afternoon, Kyiv came under attack again, this time from Russian Geran‑4 jet drones. Local reporting said the city had been under attack from these drones and that one struck the side of a highway in the Shevchenkivskyi District, causing a fire. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that in the Shevchenkivskyi district, the fall of a drone onto the roadway led to a car catching fire and, according to preliminary information, a bus as well.
It isn’t clear from the available material whether the drone strike on the highway was an intended target or the result of Ukrainian electronic‑warfare measures interfering with its guidance.
The pattern of attacks combines Russia’s established use of ballistic missiles aimed at city infrastructure with newer Geran‑4 jet drones, which are designed to fly faster than earlier Shahed‑type systems. For Kyiv’s residents, that has meant damage to a major retail complex, an industrial zone and a substation, as well as fires along a city highway.
The pressure on Ukraine’s air‑defense network comes as Zelensky has reported renewed restrictions on Starshield, a military satellite service Ukraine links to its ability to intercept Russian jet‑powered drones. Ukrainian officials say those restrictions have already made some interceptions more difficult, although no direct causal link to the specific Kyiv strikes has been detailed in the material provided.
Signals to watch include updated damage assessments for the Epicentr shopping center, industrial sites and substation; official casualty and repair reports; and any announced changes in the deployment of air‑defense and electronic‑warfare assets around the capital in response to the mixed missile‑and‑drone assault.
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- OSINT