Leading Businesses Damaged in Russiaʼs Strike on Kyiv

Russia’s latest missile strike on central Kyiv damaged the  premises of major Ukrainian businesses, including two banks, a restaurant, and an economic think tank – all located along the same street.

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine’s capital early on Thursday, Aug. 28, striking Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, and waves of Iranian-made Shahed drones.

The assault left fires raging across the city, damaged residential buildings and infrastructure, and killed at least 21 people, according to Ukrinform.

Among the affected buildings was the main office of Bank Credit Dnipro, while nearby residential buildings, schools, and other company offices also sustained damage.

The explosion damaged the offices of major banks, including the Ukrainian subsidiary of Hungarian OTP Bank and Bank Credit Dnipro. The attack also damaged Ukraine’s leading economics think tank, the Centre of Economic Strategy, Kyiv’s popular cafe Honey, and other offices in the district. 

Bank Credit Dnipro is working closely with authorities to assess the situation and provide necessary support, including aid for residents of neighboring buildings. All banking systems and branches, except for the damaged one, are operating as usual, Bank Credit Dnipro reported in a press release.

“Customers can continue using services through the bankʼs mobile app and the corporate client banking platform, with 24/7 support available through remote channels and personal managers,” the release says.

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The Russian strike also damaged the facilities of Hungarian OTP Bank – its Kyiv headquarters, private client service department, and European branch, located in the same building.

These branches will remain closed while the bank works to restore operations, its press release says.

All cashless operations continue without restrictions, and retail customers can use the OTP Bank UA mobile app for a wide range of services, including managing deposits and loans, making transfers, paying bills, and purchasing government bonds,” the release says.

The bank’s CEO, Volodymyr Mydry, published a story on Facebook, showing a shattered front door of the headquarters.

“Today, our headquarters were damaged from the missile attack. We will renovate everything,” Mydry wrote.

The office of the Ukrainian think tank, Center for Economic Strategy (CES), was also damaged during the attack.

“There were no casualties. Stay safe,” CES reported on its Linkedin page.

Ukrainian restaurant chain Honey, with one of its restaurants located on Zhylianska Steet, also suffered as a result of the strike. Its branch in Kyiv center, near the other buildings, has been almost completely destroyed.

“It is incredibly painful for me as an entrepreneur to write these words. This place had not even reached its first anniversary, yet we invested more than ten years of experience, huge resources, and most importantly – our soul,” Stanislav Zavertaylo, owner of Honey, wrote on Instagram. “Our greatest reward was always your smiles when you came to visit us.”

“I want the whole world to see these images. This is the consequence of Russia’s war, which is trying to take away our language, our country, and even the joy of our finest desserts,” Zavertaylo wrote. “World, wake up…And still, we have not lost the most important thing – our love for what we create, even though it will be hard to hold on.”