Russian attack hits rail workers in new deadly strikes on Kyiv

What the report says

Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20, according to Ukrainian officials cited by BBC World News. The attack also left two children among the injured. In Kyiv, six of the casualties were railway workers from the state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia company after a depot was struck, underscoring the impact on civilian infrastructure and transport operations.

BBC reported that fires broke out in three districts of the capital, while four more people were killed in the nearby town of Boryspil after a residential building was hit. President Volodymyr Zelensky said nearly 350 rescue workers were deployed through the night in Kyiv and the wider region, describing the assault as part of a sustained wave of drone and missile attacks. The outlet said this was the sixth straight day of such strikes on the capital.

Russia said its attack was aimed at military and energy targets. BBC also noted that the strikes followed renewed calls from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for President Vladimir Putin to end the war, and that an Indian national was among those killed in Boryspil. The latest assault highlights the continuing civilian toll of the war and the strain on Ukraine’s air defenses and emergency services.