13 killed as Russian drone hits busy train platform in Ukraine’s Dnipro
Attack hits passenger train preparing to depart for Zaporizhzhia, officials say.
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At least 13 people were killed and five wounded when a Russian jet-powered drone struck a railway platform in Dnipro, Ukraine, hitting a passenger train preparing to depart for Zaporizhzhia.
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A Russian jet-powered drone struck a railway platform at Dnipro railway station where a passenger train was located.
At least 13 people were killed and five others wounded after a Russian drone struck a railway platform in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday, authorities said.
The attack hit a passenger train preparing to depart for the nearby city of Zaporizhzhia.
Ukraine’s state railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, said the jet-powered drone struck the platform at Dnipro railway station. Despite warnings of an elevated threat level, people were present on the platform when the strike occurred.
"The enemy launched a strike using a jet-powered UAV against the railway station in Dnipro. The impact hit one of the platforms, where train No. 866 (Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia) was located at the time. Despite an alert regarding an elevated threat level, people were present on the platform. There are fatalities and injuries. Rescuers, medics, and law enforcement officers are working at the scene," it said in a statement on Telegram.
Rescuers, medical teams and law enforcement officers were deployed to the scene, the railway company said.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov also reported multiple casualties, describing the situation as severe in a post on Telegram.
Open Questions
- Will the casualty count rise further?
- What specific military targets, if any, were nearby?