Kiev. 13 people were killed and 10 were injured in a deadly drone attack by Russia on Ukraine's Dnipro Railway Station on Thursday morning. The attack took place on the platform of the station where a train was standing.
Attack on train standing on platform
Ukrainian Railways issued a post on Telegram saying that the attack was carried out using a state-of-the-art jet powered drone. The jet drone targeted the platform of the station where train number 866 (Dnipro-Zaporizia) was standing. According to officials, even after high alert was issued in the areas, a large number of passengers were present on the platform, due to which the number of injured and dead increased. Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov called it a big tragedy for the city and said that the Russian drone had deliberately targeted the electric passenger train carrying civilians.
Zelensky calls for international action
After this attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the international community to take strict measures against Russia. Zelensky wrote on social site
Russia's increasing attacks on transportation networks
A Russian drone attacked a train near the Ukraine-Poland border on Sunday last month, according to Ukraine's state rail operator. The incident occurred when several senior officials, including former Prime Ministers of Britain and Sweden, passed by. Russia's new jet-powered drones, which are difficult to shoot down, are targeting shopping centers, petrol pumps, power plants and other critical infrastructure. Railways is also not untouched by this. The attack reflects Russia's growing campaign to target Ukraine's critical transportation infrastructure. Ukraine's state rail operator reported that Russia has attacked more than 1,700 rail facilities, including stations, engines and passenger carriages, in 2026 alone.