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Russia Strikes Kyiv, Killing Nine and Injuring Dozens

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In Short: Kyivpost reported that Russian forces targeted passenger trains and railway infrastructure, killing people and injuring dozens in strikes on four trains over two days.

Russian forces intensified their attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, killing nine and injuring dozens in Kyiv and Kharkiv, according to reports from Kyivpost (Ukraine) and Hindustan Times (India).

Kyivpost reported that Russian forces targeted passenger trains and railway infrastructure, killing people and injuring dozens in strikes on four trains over two days. Hindustan Times, meanwhile, reported that a five-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.

In Kyiv, a large tent collapsed during a church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others. However, Newscord reported that two people were killed in Kyiv by a daytime drone attack, with dozens wounded.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people, including children, had been injured in the city, while a repeat drone strike sparked a fire in an administrative building. The Kyivpost reported that a Russian drone hit a nine-storey non-residential building.

In Kharkiv, regional prosecutors reported that a Russian strike on an apartment building injured dozens of people, many of them children. Euromaidanpress (Ukraine) reported that a nine-story building in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district was hit around 04:00, with glass pouring down and a column of smoke visible.

The attacks also disrupted critical infrastructure. Kyivpost reported that Russian strikes hit civilian and energy infrastructure in eight regions, damaging homes in Kyiv and Odesa. Newscord noted that drone damage disrupted internet via damaged data centre equipment.

Ukrainian Railways chief Oleksandr Pertsovskyi described Russia’s actions as a “horrific hunt” for passenger trains and urged travelers to follow evacuation instructions immediately. He said Russian strikes hit civilian and critical infrastructure, including pharmaceutical facilities, gas stations, railways, communications infrastructure, and shopping malls.

The attacks have prompted a call for stronger sanctions against Russia. Zelenskyy said the Lindsey Graham bill, along with other strong sanctions steps by the US and its partners, is an extremely powerful tool that can stop the war and bring Russia to the negotiating table.

Background

What's confirmed

• Russian forces intensified their attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, killing nine and injuring dozens in Kyiv and Kharkiv, according to reports from Kyivpost (Ukraine) and Hindustan Times (India).
• Kyivpost reported that Russian forces targeted passenger trains and railway infrastructure, killing people and injuring dozens in strikes on four trains over two days. Hindustan Times, meanwhile, reported that a five-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.
• In Kyiv, a large tent collapsed during a church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others. However, Newscord reported that two people were killed in Kyiv by a daytime drone attack, with dozens wounded.
• Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people, including children, had been injured in the city, while a repeat drone strike sparked a fire in an administrative building. The Kyivpost reported that a Russian drone hit a nine-storey non-residential building.
• In Kharkiv, regional prosecutors reported that a Russian strike on an apartment building injured dozens of people, many of them children. Euromaidanpress (Ukraine) reported that a nine-story building in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district was hit around 04:00, with glass pouring down and a column of smoke visible.
• The attacks also disrupted critical infrastructure. Kyivpost reported that Russian strikes hit civilian and energy infrastructure in eight regions, damaging homes in Kyiv and Odesa. Newscord noted that drone damage disrupted internet via damaged data centre equipment.
• Ukrainian Railways chief Oleksandr Pertsovskyi described Russia’s actions as a “horrific hunt” for passenger trains and urged travelers to follow evacuation instructions immediately. He said Russian strikes hit civilian and critical infrastructure, including pharmaceutical facilities, gas stations, railways, communications infrastructure, and shopping malls.
• The attacks have prompted a call for stronger sanctions against Russia. Zelenskyy said the Lindsey Graham bill, along with other strong sanctions steps by the US and its partners, is an extremely powerful tool that can stop the war and bring Russia to the negotiating table.

What's still developing

• A Sunday that started just like any other day in Delhi's Satya Niketan, a residential hub housing several Delhi University students, turned tragic when a five-storey building came crushing down at around 1.30 pm, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens, and trapping several others as figures continue to rise amid uncertainty.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was "symbolic" that the US House of Representatives passed the Lindsey O.
• "We can stop Putin by depriving him of the resources to continue this war," Sybiha wrote on X.
• Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that "For now, there are no prerequisites for moving onto a peaceful negotiating track," while he said Russia remained open to peace talks.
• A Russian ballistic missile strike overnight targeted the Metinvest industrial site in Zaporizhzhia, killing seven employees and injuring 21 others, Metinvest Group Press Office reported on August 11.
• “The civilian industrial facilities in Zaporizhzhia, which provide jobs for tens of thousands of people and produce vital metallurgical and coke-chemical products, sustained severe damage in the strike,” the company wrote.
• This strike was a part of a massive bombardment across Ukraine, in which Russia launched Zircon anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M and North Korean KN-23 ballistic weapons, alongside 120 attack drones.
• " We didn't hear any explosion. Glass came pouring down, and a column of smoke stood there," Yuliia Baldzhy told Suspilne Kharkiv.
• " Nearby are residential buildings, a park, a library, offices, shops. The center of Dnipro. In the middle of the working day, hundreds of people are here," Hanzha wrote.

Sources

• AP Newslink
• Hindustan Timeslink
• Kyivpostlink
• Rferllink
• Newscordlink
• United24Medialink
• Euromaidanpresslink
• WarpBeat — background on Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv and Kharkiv, Injure Dozens link
• WarpBeat — background on Two Drone Strikes Hit Kyiv's South Bridge, Metro and Surface Traffic Suspended link
• Guardian News — video link