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Russian Barrage Hits Kyiv Region, Damaging Rail Hub and Utilities

Officials report strikes focused on critical infrastructure that disrupted services.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Force said the overnight attack on Dec. 5–6 included Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and dozens of drones aimed at areas around the capital.
  • Ukrzaliznytsia reported damage to a depot and rail cars at the Fastiv hub, prompting the cancellation of several suburban trains near Kyiv and Chernihiv.
  • Regional officials said three people were injured, including a 46-year-old woman hospitalized with shrapnel wounds in Vyshhorod district and a 42-year-old man hurt in Fastiv.
  • The State Emergency Service reported a 5,500 sq m warehouse fire in Novi Petrivtsi, three lorries burned, one house destroyed, and six homes damaged, with additional damage in Nezhylovychi.
  • The communities ministry said power and heat facilities were hit in multiple regions, with Odesa port infrastructure de-energized and about 9,500 without heat and 34,000 without water.