Drone Strike on Dnipro Railway Station Kills at Least 14
A Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform in central Ukraine. A day of mourning is declared for Dnipro and Chernihiv on Friday.
At least 14 people were killed when a Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform at the main railway station in Dnipro, in central Ukraine, local officials said. Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said at least 14 others were wounded, including an 11-year-old boy.
Ukraine's state railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, said a passenger train bound for Zaporizhzhia was at one of the platforms when the drone struck. Rescue-service pictures show a large hole in the platform and a blast-damaged train with smashed windows. Russia's military has not publicly commented.
An elevated threat level had been announced in Dnipro before the strike, railway chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky said. "But unfortunately there were still a large number of people on the platform," he said. Mayor Borys Filatov called it a tragedy.
The strikes came while a ceasefire in the besieged city of Oleshky, occupied by Russia since 2022, was being upheld. Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, wrote on Telegram that the truce was holding into a third day. Mayor Filatov said the drone hit an electric civilian train.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia attacked a platform "where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing." He called for more US, European and G7 sanctions and criticised a deal struck this month between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that eased some sanctions and let the US import Russian diesel.
Other strikes
Two 15-year-old girls were killed in a Russian missile attack on the centre of Chernihiv, regional head Vyacheslav Chaus said. At least 25 others were injured, including four children. In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, three people were killed and 28 injured when a drone hit residential buildings and a school, according to regional head Vitaliy Diakivnych. A day of mourning is declared for Chernihiv and Dnipro on Friday.
Attacks on railways
Russia says its attacks on railways target infrastructure that moves military personnel and equipment, and denies targeting civilians. Ukrzaliznytsia statistics supplied to AFP show 521 locomotives hit since February 2022, almost 60% of them this year. Attacks on railway facilities rose from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 so far this year.
Source: BBC