Israeli Teen Killed in Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv Home

A 14-year-old Israeli citizen, Daniel Umansky, was killed on Friday, September 25, when a Russian drone struck the apartment building in central Kyiv where his family resided. His mother was injured in the attack and has been hospitalized. The building was reportedly located near the Israeli embassy in the Ukrainian capital.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the recent Russian attacks on Kyiv, noting the death of the Israeli national and injuries to 20 others, including the boy's mother. The ministry extended condolences to families who lost loved ones in recent attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.

According to Ynet, the Umansky family had lived intermittently in Israel and Ukraine for the past 20 years before permanently returning to Kyiv. Despite this, the family requested that their son's body be transferred to Israel for burial, as his grandparents live there.

Earlier, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the number of casualties from overnight drone strikes was rising, with 17 people injured, eight of whom were hospitalized, including a nine-year-old child. Previous reports indicated nine injured and one fatality, the 14-year-old boy, who was a victim of a drone strike on a 16-story building in the Pecherskyi district. Strikes were also recorded on a 25-story building in the Solomianskyi district and a five-story building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western allies to increase pressure on Russia, stating that Moscow would escalate the situation in the months leading up to winter. A drone reportedly hit the 16-story building around 8 a.m. The reason the family did not react to the air raid alert is unknown.