Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Indian Citizen Among 12 Killed in Latest Russian Strikes
Russia attacked parts of Ukraine overnight with missiles, bombs and drones.
Ukraine’s president said 12 people died, including one Indian citizen.
Kyiv, Odesa and several other regions were hit.
Homes, a railway depot, ports and other civilian places were damaged.
Some buildings caught fire, and many families lost electricity.
Ukrainian officials said dozens of people were injured.
Reports differed about the exact number of deaths in Kyiv and Boryspil, but the nationwide total given by Zelenskyy was 12.
Russia said it was attacking military and energy sites, while Ukraine reported a separate deadly strike in Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 12 people, including an Indian citizen, were killed in Russian overnight attacks.
Missiles, ballistic missiles, jet-powered drones, guided aerial bombs and drones struck Kyiv, Odesa and other Ukrainian regions.
Residential buildings, a railway depot, port and export infrastructure, and other civilian facilities were damaged.
Ukrainian reports said dozens of people were injured, while fires, evacuations and power outages followed the strikes.
Russia said it targeted military and energy facilities; Ukraine reported a separate attack that killed one civilian in Russia’s Belgorod region.
- Who
- Russian forces carried out the attacks, according to Ukrainian officials; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported the casualties. Russia’s Defence Ministry described its targets, and Ukraine reported a separate strike in Belgorod.
- What
- An overnight wave of Russian missiles, drones and guided aerial bombs killed 12 people, including an Indian citizen, and damaged Ukrainian infrastructure.
- When
- The attacks occurred overnight after Monday evening and were reported on Tuesday; attacks on Kyiv had entered their sixth consecutive day.
- Where
- Kyiv, Boryspil, Odesa and surrounding regions, along with Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Dnipro regions, were reported hit.
- Why
- Russia said it targeted military and energy facilities. Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians and urged more air-defense assistance; the broader cause of the strikes was not specified.
Ukrainian Civilian-Impact Account
Russian Targeting Account
Nature and targets of the attacks
Ukrainian Civilian-Impact Account
Ukrainian officials said residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged, people were killed and injured, and a border crossing, port and export facilities were deliberately hit.
Russian Targeting Account
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces struck military and energy facilities in Kyiv, Odesa and the surrounding regions.
Purpose of the strikes
Ukrainian Civilian-Impact Account
Zelenskyy accused Russia of planning attacks to cause extensive destruction to people’s lives and called for increased air-defense assistance.
Russian Targeting Account
Russia’s stated account focused on military and energy targets and did not address the Ukrainian allegations about deliberate attacks on civilians.
Wider exchange of attacks
Ukrainian Civilian-Impact Account
Ukraine reported hitting 54 Russian shadow-fleet vessels in August and said a strike on Belgorod killed one civilian.
Russian Targeting Account
The reported Russian account centered on its overnight strikes in Ukraine and did not provide a response to the reported Belgorod casualty.
- Reported nationwide death toll
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 12 people were killed.
- Indian victim
- Zelenskyy said an Indian citizen was among those killed.
- Reported weaponry
- The attacks involved ballistic missiles, jet-powered drones, guided aerial bombs and other drones.
- Reported damage
- Residential buildings, a railway depot, port infrastructure, export infrastructure and other civilian facilities were damaged.
- Kyiv and Boryspil casualties
- Reports differed: one account said seven people died at a Kyiv railway depot and four in Boryspil, while another cited eight deaths and five injuries in Kyiv and one additional death in Boryspil.
- Power and rescue impact
- Thousands of families were reportedly left without electricity, and nearly 350 first responders worked in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
- Reported Russian casualty
- A Ukrainian strike in Russia’s Belgorod region reportedly killed one civilian, according to the acting governor.
Sources
Indian among 12 killed in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine: Zelenskyy
Indian killed in Ukraine in latest Russian attacks
Indian citizen among several killed in Russian overnight attack on Ukraine - Telegraph India
Indian Citizen Among 12 Killed In Russian Overnight Attacks: Zelensky
