Russian strike hits rail workers in new deadly attacks on Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say 17 people, including two children, were injured in the capital and the wider region.
Fresh Russian assaults on Kyiv have resulted in new fatalities, with railway employees among the victims.
Overnight, Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding area claimed at least 12 lives and injured 17 individuals, including two children, according to local authorities.
In Kyiv, a depot belonging to the state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia railway company was struck, resulting in six of the eight casualties being railway workers. Additionally, four people died in the town of Boryspil.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the strikes impacted civilian infrastructure and residential buildings, igniting fires in three of Kyiv's districts.
Russia's defense ministry stated that its "massive strike using high-precision weapons" was aimed at Ukraine's "military-industrial and fuel-energy" installations in Kyiv and the region.
This recent assault follows a Friday incident where Russian strikes on a weapons depot in the Kyiv region killed 38 people and caused the detonation of shells, mines, and drones.
Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
A previous strike on a Kyiv weapons depot led to at least 37 deaths and the evacuation of hundreds.