{
  "id": 5029575,
  "title": "Russian attack hits rail workers in new deadly strikes on Kyiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/russian-attack-hits-rail-workers-in-new-deadly-strikes-on-kyiv",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:21:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/russian-attack-hits-rail-workers-in-new-deadly-strikes-on-kyiv/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A devastating Russian missile and drone attack has claimed at least 12 lives and left 20 injured, including two young children, in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, officials have revealed. Six casualties were railway workers employed by the state company Ukrzaliznytsia, after their depot was struck in the Ukrainian capital. Russia claimed it launched a \"massive strike using high-precision weapons\" targeting military and energy infrastructure, while asserting one Russian was killed in retaliatory strikes against Russian forces in Belgorod region.\n\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to conclude the war, emphasizing that \"every day spent in war pushes humanity back\" and stating that each step towards peace brings renewed hope. India, dependent on discounted oil from Moscow, has repeatedly implored Putin to cease hostilities.\n\nThroughout the night in Kyiv, a total of eight people were reported dead, with additional buildings reduced to ashes in three districts. Another four individuals perished in nearby Boryspil following a residential building hit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that approximately 350 rescue workers engaged in a night-time rescue mission in Kyiv and adjacent areas following the fresh strikes.\n\nAccording to a statement on social media, Russian forces unleashed a significant array of jet drones and ballistic missiles during the onslaught. This marks the sixth day of persistent Russian drone and missile assaults on Kyiv, suggesting a deliberate tactic to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses and dampen civilian morale. The military warned over the weekend that its forces were preparing for \"massive\" strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities. Eight other Ukrainian regions were also targeted, with an Indian national among the fatalities, who tragically lost his life in Boryspil.\n\nOn Friday, 38 people were killed in Russian strikes targeting a weapons depot in the Kyiv region, causing explosions from shells, mines, and drones. Meanwhile, a drone attack on a major Russian port in Ust-Luga triggered a fire, according to Leningrad regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko. Ukraine deems such targets, like Ust-Luga, which handles millions of tons of petroleum annually, as justified as they bolster Moscow's war financing.",
  "summary": "At least 12 people have been killed and 20 injured, including two children, in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the wider region, officials say. Six of the casualties were railway workers of the state Ukrzaliznytsia company after a depot was hit in Kyiv. Russia said its “massive strike using […] The post Russian attack hits rail workers in new deadly…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Eight killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, including 6 Ukrzaliznytsia employees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/eight-killed-in-russian-strikes-on-kyiv-including-6-ukrzaliznytsia",
        "published": "2026-09-01T08:34:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Twelve killed, including Indian national, in Russian missile and drone blitz - Zelenskyy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/twelve-killed-including-indian-national-in-russian-missile-and-drone",
        "published": "2026-09-01T09:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Russian attack hits rail workers in new deadly strikes on Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/russian-attack-hits-rail-workers-in-new-deadly-strikes-on-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:30:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Russian air attacks kill 12 in Kyiv region, on sixth day of strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/russian-air-attacks-kill-12-in-kyiv-region-on-sixth-day-of-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:33:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Kyiv, Odesa hardest hit in overnight Russian attack as 16 killed, 54 injured across Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/kyiv-odesa-hardest-hit-in-overnight-russian-attack-as-16-killed-54",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:46:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'Massive' Russian missile, drone attacks on Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/massive-russian-missile-drone-attacks-on-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:50:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Russian airstrikes kill 12 in Kyiv and surrounding areas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/russian-airstrikes-kill-12-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-areas",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:35:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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