At least 12 people died and 20 others, including two children, were wounded overnight in missile and drone strikes by Russian forces targeting Kyiv and surrounding areas on September 1, 2026. Six of the dead were railway employees working for Ukraine’s state rail company, Ukrzaliznytsia, after a depot in Kyiv was hit.
Russian military authorities said their “massive strike using high-precision weapons” focused on Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure. Russia additionally reported one fatality in Ukrainian strikes on the western Belgorod region.
The strikes followed appeals from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the
war. Modi made the statement at a security summit in Kyrgyzstan, emphasizing that “Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm.” India remains economically tied to discounted Russian oil, complicating diplomatic relations amid the ongoing conflict which began in February 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that nearly 350 rescue workers operated overnight in Kyiv and nearby districts to manage the aftermath. He confirmed a significant number of ballistic missiles and jet drones were launched during the latest wave of attacks. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivsky identified one
of the casualties in Boryspil, a town near Kyiv, as a 26-year-old Indian national killed when a residential building was struck. Boryspil accounted for four deaths in the strikes, while eight were reported dead in Kyiv itself.
The attacks on Kyiv marked the sixth consecutive day of sustained Russian drone and missile campaigns aimed at degrading Ukrainian air defenses and weakening civilian morale. Zelensky reported strikes also hit eight other Ukrainian regions as part of this strategy.
Alongside these attacks, a drone strike ignited a fire at Ust-Luga, a major port on Russia’s Baltic Sea. Ust-Luga handles millions of tons
of petroleum products annually and is considered by Ukrainian authorities as a justified military target since it supports Moscow’s war effort.
