Seven killed as Russian missile strike hits Kyiv rail depot

Ukraine's capital Kyiv came under a massive Russian missile and drone attack overnight into Tuesday, with several railway infrastructure facilities among the targets hit.

Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, head of the board of Ukraine's national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia, reported the consequences, saying a ballistic missile struck the company's rail depot along with other railway-related facilities in Kyiv.

Casualties

According to Pertsovskyi, the strike on the railway infrastructure killed seven people in total. Further details on the identities of the victims, including whether any were company employees, are not currently available.

The strike was part of a broader Russian missile and drone barrage that hit Ukraine's capital overnight. Additional information about the full scale of the attack and other facilities that may have been affected has not yet been reported.