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A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed at least eight people overnight Tuesday, including seven at a railway depot, Ukrainian officials said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said five others were wounded, including two children, in the bombardment involving ballistic missiles and drones.
The attack came as children were due to return to school after the summer break and authorities tightened security following weeks of intensified strikes on the capital.
Ukrainian Railways Chief Executive Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said a missile struck a railway depot and other facilities in Kyiv.
“The ballistic strike took the lives of 7 people, 6 of whom were our employees,” he said, adding that another railway worker was hospitalized.
The attack caused “extensive destruction,” including the complete destruction of a workshop, while fires continued at some sites.
One person was also killed in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, regional officials said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out a “massive strike” with long-range weapons and attack drones against military-industrial, fuel and energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
It also said infrastructure in the Odesa region and the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk was struck.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists in Kyiv heard around a dozen explosions early Tuesday as the Ukrainian air force warned of incoming ballistic missiles and urged residents to remain in shelters.
The Kyiv regional military administration warned against large events in high-risk areas as schools reopened Tuesday.
Kyiv and surrounding areas have faced sustained Russian drone attacks in recent weeks, including jet-powered drones that have triggered as many as a dozen air-raid alerts a day.
A weekend attack on an ammunition depot killed 38 people in the capital’s suburbs.
Both sides have intensified long-range strikes in recent months against warehouses, businesses, oil and port facilities and ships.
At the same time, Ukraine faces shortages of interceptor missiles, particularly U.S.-made Patriot systems used against ballistic threats.
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