Russian ballistic missile strikes apparently targeting energy and railway infrastructure rained down on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said, with a strike on a railway depot killing at least seven people. It's the sixth consecutive day of Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Fire at Russia's Ust-Luga Baltic port extinguished, governor says
A fire at the port of Ust-Luga caused by a Ukraine drone attack in Russia's Leningrad region has been extinguished, regional authorities said.
NATO ready to protect allied territory, Estonia foreign minister says after drone alert
NATO reacted swiftly and exactly as planned and the alliance is 'vigilant and ready' to protect its territory, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on X, after NATO scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday following alerts.
The NATO Baltic air policing mission briefly activated jet fighters in Latvia, and Finland has restricted air and maritime traffic close to Russia, armed forces of both countries said separately on X.
One person killed in Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod region, acting governor says
Ukraine drone attack causes fire in port area of Russia's Ust-Luga, governor says
A fire broke out at Russia's Baltic port of Ust-Luga following a drone attack, the regional governor said.
"Damage has been recorded in the Ust-Luga port area as a result of the drone attack, and there is a fire," Leningrad regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram, adding that "efforts to repel the attack continue".
Ukraine has repeatedly attacked the port of Ust-Luga – one of the most important export hubs for oil in western Russia.
Ukraine air attack damages civilian facilities in Russia's Samara region, governor says
A Ukrainian air attack has damaged civilian facilities in Russia's Samara region, its Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on Telegram, adding that there appeared to be no fatalities.
The Samara region, on the Volga river, is home to a number of Russia's major oil refineries.
Kyiv has repeatedly hammered Russia's oil and energy infrastructure in recent months in the hope of throttling the lucrative fossil fuel exports that partly fund Moscow's advance.
'Massive' Russian air attack on Kyiv kills eight people
A "massive" Russian attack killed at least eight people in Kyiv overnight, including seven at a railways depot, officials said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said eight people were killed and five wounded, including two children, in the overnight bombardment, which included ballistic missiles and drones.
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of Ukrainian Railways, said a missile hit a railway depot and other railway facilities in Kyiv.
"The ballistic strike took the lives of 7 people, 6 of whom were our employees," he said, adding that another railway worker had been hospitalised.
One person was killed in strikes in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, regional officials said.
Russia's defence ministry said its forces had carried out a "massive strike" using long-range weapons and attack drones, targeting what it described as military-industrial and fuel and energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
