Russian drone strike on Dnipro train platform kills at least 13 or 14 as reports differ on toll
Summary
A Russian drone struck a crowded platform at a railway station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, hitting passengers waiting to board a train parked there. Reports differ on the death toll, with some saying at least 13 people were killed and others at least 14. The BBC and The Straits Times reported at least 14 others wounded, including an 11-year-old boy, and Hindustan Times reported five injured. Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed bodies on the platform and rescuers helping victims to safety. NDTV said, citing Ukrainian Railways, that the train was supposed to be heading for Zaporizhzhia. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack "horrific" and urged Kyiv's allies not to ease sanctions on Moscow. POLITICO reported that Moscow also struck residential districts in the Ukrainian cities of Kremenchuk and Chernihiv, killing multiple civilians including children. Euronews noted that Russia and Ukraine have intensified drone and missile attacks in recent months, even as Moscow and Kyiv prepare to resume US-mediated peace talks next month.
Timeline
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that a Russian drone strike killed 14 people at a Ukrainian train station and wounded another 14, including an 11-year-old boy and a man who had "both legs amputated".
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that 13 people were killed when a Russian drone slammed into a train platform in Dnipro, and that Ukrainian Railways said the train was supposed to be heading for Zaporizhzhia.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Hindustan Times reports that Ukrainian authorities said at least 13 people died and five were injured when a Russian drone hit a platform at Dnipro station as a train waited there.
DW
Source ↗DW reports that a jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at a civilian station in Dnipro, killing and injuring passengers waiting to board a train, and that Zelenskyy called the attack "horrific."
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that at least 13 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a busy railway station in Dnipro, and that Zelensky urged Kyiv's allies not to ease sanctions on Moscow.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that a Russian drone attack on a Ukrainian railway station killed at least 14 people, and notes that Russia and Ukraine have intensified drone and missile attacks ahead of US-mediated peace talks next month.
The Japan Times
Source ↗The Japan Times reports that a "horrific" Russian drone strike killed 14 at a Ukraine train station, and that images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed bodies on the platform and rescuers helping victims.
ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that a Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Dnipro, killing at least 14 people.
POLITICO
Source ↗POLITICO reports that a Russian strike on a busy train platform killed at least 14 people in Dnipro, and that Moscow also struck residential districts in Kremenchuk and Chernihiv, killing multiple civilians including children.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that a Russian drone attack on a Ukrainian train station killed at least 14 people according to officials, and that at least 14 others were wounded, including an 11-year-old boy.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that a Russian drone strike killed at least 14 people at Dnipro's main railway station in central Ukraine.
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