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Zelenskyy Slams Russian “Terrorists” as Strike Hits Kyiv Railway Hub and Civilian Sites
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A Russian overnight attack on September 29 damaged the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station depot, data and business centers, and residential buildings in the capital.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed the extent of the destruction in a post on his official Telegram channel on September 29.
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He stated that work to eliminate the aftermath of Russian shelling continues virtually without pause in Ukrainian cities and communities. Zelenskyy characterized the attackers as terrorists who strike civilian sites both day and night.
The post also addressed Ukraine's air defense performance during the assault. "There were shootdowns overnight, including of ballistic missiles," Zelenskyy wrote.
According to the post, the damage included:
in Kyiv, the depot of the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station, data centers, business centers, and residential buildings;
in the Odesa region, an educational institution, a dormitory, and two foreign vessels;
in the Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Volyn, and Rivne regions and in Zaporizhzhia, energy facilities, substations, civilian enterprises, and residential buildings.
Zelenskyy thanked American and Norwegian partners for a NASAMS air defense system and a package of missiles for it. He also expressed gratitude to France and Germany for a recent package of air defense support, specifically missiles.
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The president emphasized that daily Russian escalation makes continued support essential. Such packages, he added, must keep arriving so that lives remain protected.
Earlier, on September 1, a ballistic missile strike on a railway depot in Kyiv killed seven people, six of them railway employees, and destroyed a workshop. Rail traffic on two sections was suspended before service was restored.
On September 23, further strikes damaged data centers belonging to internet providers Pavutyna and UTELS, disrupting connectivity for around 100,000 households across Kyiv and the surrounding region.
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