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‘Massive’ Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills eight
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‘Massive’ Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills eight

From Asharq Al-Awsat · () English

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  • At least eight people, including seven railway workers, were killed and five wounded in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, officials said.
  • The strikes damaged a railway depot and other facilities in Kyiv, while Russia said it targeted military-industrial, fuel and energy infrastructure in the capital region and southern Ukraine.
  • The attack came as children prepared to return to school, amid frequent air-raid alerts and a reported shortage of interceptor missiles for ballistic threats.

At least eight people died in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, including seven at a railway depot, Ukrainian officials said. Five people were wounded, among them two children.

The ballistic strike took the lives of 7 people, 6 of whom were our employees

— Oleksandr PertsovskyiThe Ukrainian Railways chief described the deaths at the Kyiv railway depot.

Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of Ukrainian Railways, said a ballistic missile struck the depot and other railway facilities. Six of the seven dead there were railway employees, he said, while another worker went to hospital. The attack caused "extensive destruction", including the complete destruction of a workshop, and fires continued at some sites.

One more person died in strikes in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, regional officials said. Russia's defense ministry said its forces had carried out a "massive strike" with long-range weapons and attack drones against military-industrial and fuel and energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region. It also reported attacks on infrastructure and ports in the Odesa region, including Odesa and Chornomorsk.

extensive destruction

— Oleksandr PertsovskyiHe used the phrase to describe damage at the depot, including a destroyed workshop.

Air-raid warnings remained in effect as children prepared to return to school. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the overnight bombardment involved ballistic missiles and drones, while residents were urged to stay in shelters. AFP journalists heard about a dozen explosions and saw flashes in the sky after warnings of incoming ballistic missiles.

massive strike

— Russian defense ministryThe ministry used the phrase to describe its reported operation in Kyiv and southern Ukraine.

Kyiv and nearby areas have faced sustained Russian drone attacks in recent weeks, including attacks by jet-powered drones and as many as a dozen alerts in a day. A weekend strike on an ammunition depot killed 38 people in the capital's suburbs. The account also said Ukraine faced a shortage of interceptor missiles, especially US-made Patriot systems used against ballistic threats.

Kyiv region came under a massive attack by Russian missiles and strike drones tonight

— Tymur TkachenkoThe head of the Kyiv regional military administration described the overnight assault on Telegram.
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Originally published by Asharq Al-Awsat in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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