At least 12 people have been killed and 20 injured, including two children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and surrounding areas during the early hours of the morning, according to Ukrainian officials. Six of the victims were workers from Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s state railway company, after a depot in Kyiv was struck. Russia claimed its attacks targeted military and energy infrastructure, and it reported one death from Ukrainian strikes in Russia’s western Belgorod region. This comes a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, urged him to end the war in Ukraine during a security summit in Kyrgyzstan. Modi emphasized that peace efforts bring hope, while noting the economic ties between India and Russia, which rely heavily on discounted oil supplies.
In Kyiv, eight people were killed and fires broke out in three districts. Another four died in the nearby town of Boryspil after a residential building was hit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that nearly 350 rescue workers had been working through the night in Kyiv and surrounding areas to assist those affected by the attacks. On social media, Zelensky said Russia had launched a “significant number of jet drones and ballistic missiles,” marking the sixth consecutive day of sustained Russian attacks on Kyiv. These strikes appear aimed at overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses and lowering civilian morale. Earlier, Russia’s military warned of upcoming “massive” attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Zelensky also confirmed that eight other Ukrainian regions were targeted in the overnight attacks, with an Indian national among the casualties. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivsky later identified the Indian man, who was 26 years old, as having been killed in Boryspil. This follows a previous attack on Friday that killed 38 people in a weapons depot in the Kyiv region, where shells, mines, and drones exploded. Separately, a drone attack hit the Russian port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, causing a fire. Leningrad regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko reported the incident, while Ukraine claimed such targets are legitimate as they help fund Russia’s war effort, given Ust-Luga’s role in handling millions of tons of petroleum products annually.
Russian Strikes in Ukraine Cause Casualties Amid Diplomatic Calls for Peace
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