Russian strike hits rail workers in new deadly attacks on Kyiv

At least 12 people have been killed and 17 injured, including two children, in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the wider region, officials say.In Kyiv, six of the eight casualties were railway workers of the state Ukrzaliznytsia company after a depot was hit. Fires were reported in three city districts. Four people were killed in the town of Boryspil where a residential building was hit.Russia's military said its "massive strike using high-precision weapons" targeted Ukraine's "military-industrial and fuel-energy" facilities.One person was also killed in Ukrainian strikes on Russia's western Belgorod region, acting Governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday morning that nearly 350 rescue workers had been working through the night in Kyiv and the surrounding region after the latest strikes.In a post on social media, he said Russia had fired a "significant number of jet drones and ballistic missiles". Eight other Ukrainian regions were attacked, Zelensky said, adding that an Indian national was among the casualties.The latest attacks come after 38 people were killed in Russian strikes on a weapons depot in the Kyiv region on Friday, causing shells, mines and drones to detonate.Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Putin to end the war, saying every day of conflict set humanity back. India's economy depends heavily on discounted oil from Moscow.