Dnipro: Ukraine reports 13 dead after Russian attack on train station

According to authorities, several people were killed by a Russian drone attack at a train station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. 13 people were killed and at least ten were injured, regional governor Oleksandr Hanscha said on Telegram.

The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted three jet drones. However, a fourth could not be fended off and hit the platform where the train to Zaporizhzhia was ready to depart, the Ukrainian railway said. Accordingly, there were several people on the track.

Mayor Borys Filatov spoke on Telegram of a tragedy. The drone “hit a civilian electric train,” Filatov said. The information cannot be independently verified at this time.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj wrote on social media about a “horrific attack” on the train station, which was said to contain a local train and a regular passenger train. He once again demanded that sanctions against Russia should not be relaxed as long as the war lasted. It is time for tougher sanctions from the European Union, the USA and the G7.

Zelenskyj also published photos and a video on

Ukraine has been defending itself against a large-scale Russian invasion with Western help for more than four and a half years. Moscow's military has recently repeatedly attacked trains and railway infrastructure.

For a long time, despite the war, the Ukrainian railway ran on time and was considered relatively safe. Now Russia is repeatedly attacking trains.