At least 12 people have been killed and 20 injured after Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv.
At least 12 people have been killed and 20 others injured, including two children, following a fresh wave of overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital and the surrounding region.
Among the dead were six railway workers from the state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia company, who were killed when a depot was hit in Kyiv. Fires broke out across three different city districts as emergency teams rushed to the scene in the dark.
The violence also reached the nearby town of Boryspil, where a residential building was struck, killing four people. Tragically, one of the victims was a 26-year-old Indian national who had just celebrated his birthday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that nearly 350 rescue workers had been digging through the rubble through the night. He described the assault as a heavy barrage of a “significant number of jet drones and ballistic missiles.”
This marks the sixth consecutive day of sustained Russian attacks on Kyiv. Military analysts suggest this is a deliberate strategy aimed at exhausting Ukraine’s air defenses and breaking civilian morale, even as Moscow claims it is only targeting military and energy facilities.
The overnight attacks follow a devastating strike on Friday that killed 38 people at a weapons depot in the Kyiv region, causing a massive chain reaction of explosions.
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The relentless violence comes just a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a close ally of Moscow, publicly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the conflict. Speaking at a security summit in Kyrgyzstan, Modi made a direct, public plea for peace.
“Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm,” Modi said.
Despite these international calls for a ceasefire, the reality on the ground remains brutal. From the railway depots to the residential blocks, the strikes continue to target the very infrastructure that keeps the country running. For the families left behind, the promise of peace feels very far away, while the heavy work of digging through the ash and rubble carries on.
Promise Idoko is Junior Reporter working with moderncrux He covers global politics and international affairs. Based in Nigeria,
