Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv rail depot kills seven
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A Russian ballistic missile strike on a Kyiv railway depot killed seven people, including six Ukrzaliznytsia employees, overnight into Tuesday. The attack also destroyed a workshop and injured one railway worker, according to the company's CEO. Ukraine's emergency service reported eight dead in the capital from the combined missile and drone assault.
Key Facts
- Seven people were killed in the strike on the Kyiv railway depot, including six Ukrzaliznytsia employees, according to company CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported eight dead and seven injured, including three children, across five Kyiv districts from the combined missile and drone attack.
- In Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, a strike on a five-story residential building injured eight people, including two children, and another strike on an enterprise killed two and injured three.
- The international ferry complex Orlivka in Odesa Oblast was attacked by drones, according to Ukraine's State Border Guard Service.
- Kyiv Oblast military administration head Timur Tkachenko reported four dead in Boryspil.
Kyiv Railway Depot Strike
Russian forces struck the Kyiv railway depot and other railway facilities with ballistic missiles overnight into Tuesday, September 1. Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said the strike was targeted and killed seven people, including six railway employees. One railway worker was hospitalized with injuries and is receiving necessary assistance. A workshop near the depot was completely destroyed, and rescuers were still extinguishing several fires. Train traffic was temporarily closed on two routes due to the strike.
Casualties and Damage Across Kyiv
Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported eight dead and seven injured, including three children, in the capital from the combined attack using ballistic and cruise missiles and jet drones. Civilian infrastructure and residential buildings in five Kyiv districts—Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Solomianskyi—were hit. In Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, a strike on a five-story residential building injured eight people, including two children. Another strike on an unnamed enterprise in Boryspil killed two people and injured three. Kyiv Oblast military administration head Timur Tkachenko reported four dead in Boryspil.
Attack on Orlivka Ferry Complex
Drones attacked the international ferry complex Orlivka in Odesa Oblast near the Romanian border, according to Ukraine's State Border Guard Service. The border crossing point was struck as part of the overnight assault.
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Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv rail depot kills seven
