Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Russian Strikes Hit Ukrainian Railways, Fuel Stations and Shipping
Russian strikes hit several transport-related places in Ukraine.
These included railways, petrol stations and shipping routes.
At least two people were killed.
One victim was a man hurt at a petrol station near Kyiv, and another was the captain of a cargo ship near Odesa.
A railway worker was also injured.
Ukraine says the attacks are hurting civilians and damaging the economy.
Ukrainian Railways warned passengers to be especially careful.
Russia says it targeted military-related facilities that made drones.
Turkey has called attacks on civilian ships unacceptable, but no agreement to stop them has been reached.
At least two people were killed in Russian strikes on civilian transport infrastructure across Ukraine on Wednesday, September 23.
A 42-year-old man wounded at a petrol station in Kyiv’s region later died, while a railway worker was injured by shrapnel.
Ukrainian Railways chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky said Kyiv’s rail network was “under fire” and urged passengers to remain highly vigilant.
The captain of an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo vessel was killed in a strike near the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa.
Russia said its strikes targeted a warehouse and businesses producing drones for Ukraine’s armed forces.
- Who
- Russian forces carried out the reported strikes; people killed or injured included Ukrainian civilians, a railway worker and a cargo-ship captain.
- What
- Strikes damaged railway infrastructure, petrol stations and shipping near Odesa, killing at least two people.
- When
- Wednesday, September 23; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrainian rail networks, and Black Sea shipping routes near Odesa.
- Why
- Ukraine said Russia was trying to damage the economy and endanger civilians, while Russia said it targeted drone-production businesses and a warehouse linked to Ukraine’s armed forces.
Ukraine and civilian-shipping concerns
Russia’s military-target account
Nature of the targets
Ukraine and civilian-shipping concerns
Ukraine described the attacks as strikes on civilian transport infrastructure that threaten lives, rail travel and the economy.
Russia’s military-target account
Russia said its strikes targeted a warehouse and businesses involved in producing drones for Ukraine’s armed forces.
Purpose of the attacks
Ukraine and civilian-shipping concerns
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of seeking to cripple Ukraine’s economy and destroy people’s lives.
Russia’s military-target account
Russia’s Defence Ministry presented the Kyiv-region strikes as attacks on military-related production and storage facilities.
Black Sea shipping
Ukraine and civilian-shipping concerns
Ukraine and Turkey cited the death of a cargo-ship captain and condemned attacks affecting civilian and commercial vessels.
Russia’s military-target account
The article does not provide a separate Russian account about the strike that killed the captain; Russia’s responsibility for all reported vessel attacks was not independently resolved in the article.
- Reported deaths
- At least two people were killed.
- Kyiv-area victim
- A 42-year-old man wounded in a petrol-station strike later died in hospital.
- Railway impact
- A railway worker was injured by shrapnel, and Ukrainian Railways reported worsening attacks on rail infrastructure.
- Maritime victim
- The Ukrainian captain of an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo vessel was killed near Odesa.
- Shipping attacks
- Turkey’s IMEAK Chamber of Shipping said at least 226 civilian and commercial vessels had been hit since the conflict began.
- Recent shipping pattern
- The chamber said 163 of those attacks, about 70 percent, occurred during the first eight months of this year.
- Russian account
- Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Kyiv-region targets included a warehouse and businesses producing drones for Ukraine’s armed forces.