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Russian Drone Strike Kills 13 at Ukrainian Train Station
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In Short: The attack on the Dnipro railway station is part of a pattern of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy facilities and civilian stations, reported by Arabnews, Daily Sabah, and TRT World.
A Russian drone struck a busy platform at a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, according to Arabnews and Punchng. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “horrific” and demanded a response from Kyiv’s allies.
Arabnews and Daily Sabah reported that Russia has been targeting trains in Ukraine since the start of its 2022 invasion, destroying hundreds of locomotives and killing several railway workers. The national railway operator told AFP that in September alone, passengers were evacuated from more than 5,800 Ukrainian train services due to the threat of Russian drone strikes.
TRT World and Punchng noted that the drone hit a crowded platform where a train was parked, while Arabnews and Kvia reported that the attack also injured 10 others. The Kyiv Independent reported that as of 5:00 p.m. local time, two people were killed and at least 43 were injured.
Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed bodies on the platform, rescuers helping victims to safety, and two burnt-out passenger trains with shattered windows. Arabnews and Punchng reported that Ukraine’s air force intercepted three jet-powered drones but a fourth evaded defenses and hit the station.
Arabnews and Punchng also reported that a drone slammed into a multi-story residential building in Kremenchuk, killing two and wounding several, including a six-year-old. The local governor confirmed the casualties.
The attack underscores the vulnerability of Ukraine’s vast train network, which is a vital form of transport in the country. Journeys between east and west can take up to 24 hours, making the railway system a critical lifeline.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as a “horrific” strike on passenger trains in Dnipro, according to Deccanchronicle and WV News. He renewed his appeal for tougher Western sanctions against Moscow.
In summary, Arabnews, Daily Sabah, Punchng, and TRT World all reported that a Russian drone struck a crowded platform at a railway station in Dnipro, killing at least 13 people and injuring several others. The attack is part of a broader campaign of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, despite claims of a ceasefire.
Background
The attack was part of a broader campaign of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure, including a data center under construction for Sberbank in the Saratov region, reported by The Moscow Times.
Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight, killing at least nine people and injuring 33 others.
What's confirmed
- KYIV: A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday killing at least 13 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “horrific” attack that demands a response from Kyiv’s allies.
- Russia has fired drones on trains across Ukraine since the first days of its 2022 invasion — destroying hundreds of locomotives and killing several railway workers.
- Ukraine’s vast train network is a vital form of transport in the country, where journeys between east and west can take 24 hours.
- In September alone, passengers were evacuated from more than 5,800 Ukrainian train services due to the threat of Russian drone strikes, the national railway operator told AFP.
- A drone also slammed into a multi-story residential building in the central city of Kremenchuk, killing two and wounding several — including a six-year-old — the local governor said.
- Ukraine’s air force said it had intercepted three jet-powered drones in a daytime attack, but that a fourth evaded its defenses and hit the station.
- “Sanctions against Moscow and its war machine must not be eased for as long as this Russian war continues,” he added, slamming the attack as “horrific.” Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed bodies on the platform, rescuers helping victims to safety and two burnt-out passenger trains with their windows shattered.
- At least 13 people were killed and 10 others wounded Thursday when a Russian jet-powered drone struck two trains stopped at a station in central Ukraine, officials said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it in a post on X as a "horrific attack" that struck passenger trains in Dnipro.
- At least 13 people were killed when a Russian drone slammed into a platform at the Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine, where a train was parked, Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday.
- “But unfortunately there were still a large number of people on the platform,” he said on Facebook.
- The truce was holding into its third day, both countries said, with the Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announcing that he had “set out with the Ukrainian delegation toward Oleshky” through Belarus and Russia.
What's still developing
- KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials — including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden -- passed through, Ukraine's state rail operator said.
- A barrage of Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and the surrounding region on Monday, killing at least one person and knocking out power to over half a million homes, Ukrainian authorities said.
- In brief: Polish authorities said no arrests have been made in the suspected arson at a Starlink ground station this week, though some officials also suggested the case bears signs of Russian intelligence involvement, with Starlink access remaining a key asset for the Ukrainian military after it was rendered unavailable to Russian troops earlier this year.
- Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Armavir Line Production and Dispatch Station (LPDS) in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on 8 March, Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ and the Cyberboroshno OSINT project reported.
- A gas station in Kyiv damaged by a Russian drone strike on the morning of September 15. (Photo: Kyiv State Emergency Service / Telegram) Russia has not agreed to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Moscow and Kyiv had reached a reciprocal agreement, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 14, citing a Ukrainian official.
- Police say they found a suspicious package following the explosion and ordered the Augsburg train station closed.
- A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv early on May 24, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
- LONDON -- Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine overnight, striking civilian infrastructure along with energy facilities, knocking out power for some 550,000 families, Ukrainian officials said.