Eight people waiting for train killed at Kvitneva station in Brovary district
Eight people were killed at Kvitneva station in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary district during Russia’s overnight missile attack while they were waiting for a train, according to the head of the Brovary District State Administration, Vitaliy Bihun, who spoke on the United News telethon.
The train had been delayed during the night and had not arrived at the station.
“As a result, people did not make it onto their last train,” he said.
According to Bihun, eight people were confirmed killed at the station in the Russian strike, and about 12 others were hospitalized.
He added that Russian forces also struck logistics companies at about five locations in the Brovary district, including Fozzy Food. Residential buildings were also affected.
Earlier, Ukrainian Railways also reported fatalities on the grounds of a railway platform near logistics centers hit in the same attack.
Russia’s overnight attack
Overnight, Russia attacked Ukraine with 143 aerial weapons, including 24 ballistic missiles, during a massive strike. Ukrainian air defenses did not intercept any of the ballistic missiles. In all, 17 people were killed in the attacks.
In Kyiv, at least one person was killed and 24 others were injured in the ballistic strike. One person was killed in the Obolonskyi district. In Holosiyivskyi district, a minor ammonia leak occurred at an industrial site after the attack damaged a system containing about 300 liters of the substance.
Among the injured in Kyiv was an ambulance driver, and four of the victims were in serious condition.
In Kyiv Oblast overall, 17 people were killed. The highest death toll was in the Brovary district, where nine people died, including the eight people killed at Kvitneva station while waiting for a train.