A Russian drone strike killed 14 people at Dnipro’s railway station on Oct. 29, Ukrainian officials said, hitting a platform where trains were present and leaving 14 others wounded.
The Dnipropetrovsk regional administration said six people were seriously injured, including an 11-year-old boy. The Ukrainian Air Force said four jet-powered drones headed toward the region and air defenses brought down three. The remaining drone struck the platform at about 5 a.m. ET (9 a.m. UTC), it said.
State railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said train No. 866, traveling from Dnipro to Zaporizhzhia, was at the platform. Zelensky said a commuter train and a regular passenger train were there. The National Police of Ukraine initially reported 13 dead and 10 injured and said the drone hit an electric train; the Air Force and Ukrzaliznytsia described the impact as a platform strike.
The operator said it announced the train’s evacuation more than 10 minutes before the drone hit. Separately, station announcements directed people to shelters and at least 200 meters from the platform. The operator said its investigation was ongoing and it would review its safety protocols.
Zelensky called the attack “horrific” and urged the United States, European countries and the Group of Seven to maintain sanctions on Moscow. AFP has reported that Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian trains have continued since the early period of the 2022 invasion, destroying hundreds of locomotives and killing railway workers. The toll updates follow EconoTimes’ earlier report on the Dnipro station strike.
