Russian Missile, Drone Attack on Kyiv and Region Kills 12, Injures 20

Twelve people were killed and at least 20 others injured, including children, as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region early Tuesday, marking the sixth consecutive day of strikes on the area.

Eight people were killed and seven injured in the Ukrainian capital, including three children, according to city authorities.

“Kyiv region came under a massive attack by Russian missiles and strike drones tonight,” Kyiv regional military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko said on Telegram.

Kyiv Post reporters heard around a dozen loud explosions and saw flashes in the sky late Monday, moments after Ukraine’s Air Force warned of incoming ballistic missiles, and early Tuesday morning. The Air Force reported a “high-speed target toward Kyiv,” followed by warnings of several targets heading toward the capital, missiles approaching from the south and jet-powered drones moving in from the east.

The Air Force later warned that the threat of “ballistic weapons and other means of attack against Kyiv and the region remains in effect” and urged residents to remain in shelters.

According to updated Kyiv city military administration (KMVA) data, civilian infrastructure was damaged in five districts of Kyiv: Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi.

In the Darnytskyi district, fires broke out at two locations following the strikes. Seven people were killed there, while another person remains in serious condition in hospital. The fires have since been extinguished.

The head of Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Pertsovsky, clarified on Facebook that Russia had launched a targeted ballistic strike on a railway depot and other railway facilities in Kyiv. The attack killed seven people, six of whom were Ukrzaliznytsia employees.

Another employee was injured and remains in hospital, where they are receiving the necessary medical care.

Dozens of employees managed to reach shelters and are now receiving psychological support after the attack.

Pertsovsky said the strike caused extensive damage. A workshop near the depot was completely destroyed, while rescuers were still extinguishing several fires at the site.

Rail traffic was temporarily suspended on two routes following the strike but has since resumed.

“All this is nothing compared to the terrible loss of our colleagues,” Pertsovsky wrote, adding that the company is in contact with the relatives of those killed and is supporting them through this difficult time.

At another location in the same district, a blast wave injured two people, including a child.

In the Holosiivskyi district, debris struck a non-residential building, causing a fire covering 40 square meters. The fire was extinguished, but one person was killed.

In the Solomianskyi district, a drone struck a residential building, partially destroying it. Rescuers pulled a man from the building and freed a woman from the rubble. Both were handed over to ambulance crews.

In the Kyiv region, the massive missile and drone attack damaged residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and vehicles, according to the State Emergency Service (DSNS). Fires also broke out at several locations.

In Boryspil, east of Kyiv, a five-story apartment building, a shop and two private houses were damaged. Rescuers evacuated 48 people and rescued two people from the rubble. Eight people were injured, including two children born in 2021 and 2010.

Elsewhere in Boryspil, a truck caught fire at an infrastructure facility, while the enterprise’s building was also damaged. Two people were killed and three others injured. The fire has been extinguished.

A service station was also damaged in Boryspil, leaving one person dead.

Later, the Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported that the death toll in Boryspil had risen to four, while 13 people were injured.

In the village of Hryhorivka, debris damaged an infrastructure facility and two apartment buildings. In the village of Husachivka, debris damaged 11 private houses, a garage and a car.

Rescuers continue to work at the sites of the Russian attacks and clear the aftermath.

The attack came as Ukrainian children were preparing to return to school after the summer holidays.

The Kyiv regional military administration had warned against holding large events in areas considered at high risk amid fears of further Russian strikes.

Kyiv and its surrounding region have come under sustained Russian attacks in recent weeks, with faster jet-powered drones adding to the threat and triggering repeated air raid alerts.

The latest barrage marked the sixth consecutive day of Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region.

It follows a devastating Russian strike on an ammunition depot in the Kyiv-region village of Myla last week that killed 38 people.

Russia’s intensified aerial campaign has repeatedly struck residential buildings, businesses and other civilian infrastructure, killing and injuring civilians across Ukraine.

Deliberate attacks on civilians or civilian objects, as well as indiscriminate attacks that fail to distinguish between military and civilian targets, constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law.