Russian Drone Strike Kills At Least 13 at Ukraine's Dnipro Station
A Russian drone strike on Thursday, October 29, 2026, killed at least 13 people at the Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine, where trains were parked, authorities in Kyiv reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeled the attack "horrific," stating that Russians had targeted a platform where "a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing." Ukrainian national police confirmed that at least 10 people were also injured in the strike. Al Jazeera, an independent outlet, reported at least 14 fatalities from the incident.
Zelenskyy posted pictures from Ukrainian rescue services on social media, showing a large hole in a platform strewn with blurred-out bodies near a burned-out train with smashed windows. Ukrainian Railways identified the attack as a jet-powered Russian drone hitting a platform where train No. 866 Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia was located. The rail company's chief, Oleksandr Pertsovsky, stated that an elevated threat level had been announced, but "unfortunately there were still a large number of people on the platform."
Russia has employed drones against trains across Ukraine since its 2022 invasion, resulting in the destruction of hundreds of locomotives and the deaths of several railway workers. In September alone, over 5,800 Ukrainian train services required passenger evacuations due to the threat of Russian drone strikes, according to the national railway operator. Zelenskyy asserted that the latest attack underscored the need for "fair and decisive actions by America and Europe against Russian escalation."
He sharply criticized a recent deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ease sanctions on Russia, which allowed Moscow to release diesel onto global markets. Zelenskyy questioned the number of "terrorist strikes" Russia has carried out since sanctions were lifted on some Russian oligarchs and the energy sector, instead of de-escalating. He demanded "stronger sanctions steps by the EU, the United States and the G7," insisting that sanctions against Moscow and its war machine "must not be weakened as long as this Russian war continues." Separately, Russian attacks elsewhere in Ukraine killed at least five more people, including two teenage girls in Chernigiv.
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