The top floor of Anastasiia Dudley's home was destroyed when a missile hit nearby, as Russia launched one of its most intense aerial attacks on Kyiv in recent months on Wednesday overnight. The strike killed 21 people and injured dozens more, while Ukraine said its shortage of interceptor missiles meant some attacks were not stopped.
At the Kvitneva railway station near Kyiv, workers lifted white body bags from the pockmarked platform and carried them to waiting ambulances. Shoes, glasses and some pieces of clothing marked the spot where eight people were killed during Russia's latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine.
Overnight, Moscow fired 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles. Most of the drones were shot down, but Kyiv's depleted air defences did not intercept any of the missiles. As the medics left the scene, another team moved in quickly to repair the power lines above the track so train services could resume, reflecting the rapid recovery and clear-up Ukrainians have become all too familiar with.
The latest Russian barrage destroyed storage and logistics facilities, from online retailer warehouses to a postal sorting centre. In Kvitneva, it was not clear whether the target was the railway itself or the warehouse beside it, which was also hit and was still smouldering hours later. Down the road, another warehouse was still ablaze more than 12 hours after the attack.
The attack started just after midnight, with very little warning, and was one of the most intense nights of bombardment Kyiv had endured in recent months. Nearby, Anastasiia Dudley's house was almost totally destroyed but she and her mother survived, shaken but unharmed.
Anastasiia has lived through years of war, but Wednesday was her
