A devastating barrage of Russian missiles and drones rained down on Ukraine's capital and its surrounding areas overnight, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others, including two children.
The relentless bombardment marked the sixth consecutive day of attacks targeting Kyiv. Explosions sparked fires across three city districts, claiming eight lives. Among the dead in the capital were six state railway workers who were killed when their Ukrzaliznytsia depot took a direct hit. Meanwhile, a strike on a residential building in the neighboring town of Boryspil left four more dead.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that approximately 350 emergency responders worked through the night to search for survivors amid the rubble. According to Zelensky, Moscow deployed a "significant number" of ballistic missiles and jet drones across nine Ukrainian regions. Analysts suggest this sustained offensive is a calculated strategy to deplete Ukraine's air defense stockpiles and break the spirit of its civilians.
Russia’s defense ministry defended the assault, claiming its forces used "high-precision weapons" to neutralize energy and military infrastructure. Moscow also reported that one person was killed by a Ukrainian strike in Russia's western Belgorod region.
The deadly strikes occurred just a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi—a vital economic ally who heavily imports discounted Russian oil—publicly pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the conflict. Speaking at a security summit in Kyrgyzstan, Modi declared that "every day spent in war pushes humanity back."
Tragically, the conflict claimed the life of one of Modi's own citizens. Ukraine's Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivsky confirmed that a 26-year-old Indian national was among those killed in the Boryspil strike, losing his life on his birthday.
Meanwhile, the violence continues to spill beyond the front lines. A drone strike ignited a blaze at the major Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga. Kyiv has increasingly targeted such lucrative petroleum hubs, arguing they are legitimate military targets that bankroll Moscow's ongoing invasion. These latest escalations follow a devastating Russian attack on Friday that killed 38 people at a weapons depot in the Kyiv region.