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Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 14, officials say
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- At least 14 people were killed and 14 others wounded, including an 11-year-old boy, after a Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro's main railway station in central Ukraine.
- The attack targeted a passenger train bound for Zaporizhzhia, with many civilians present despite an elevated threat level announced prior to the strike.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, calling for increased US, European, and G7 sanctions on Russia and criticized a recent deal easing some sanctions on Russian diesel imports.
- In a separate incident, two 15-year-old girls were killed and at least 11 others injured in a Russian missile strike on Chernihiv city, while a fragile ceasefire continues in the besieged city of Oleshky.
- Moscow faced Ukrainian drone attacks during the Russia-Africa Summit, with Russian authorities reporting 613 drones launched overnight and most intercepted; meanwhile, attacks on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure have sharply increased this year.
