13 killed as Russian drone hits busy train platform in Ukraine’s Dnipro
A Russian jet-powered drone strike on a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, has resulted in at least 13 deaths and multiple injuries. The attack targeted a platform where a passenger train to Zaporizhzhia was stationed.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the ongoing escalation of civilian infrastructure targeting in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
At least 13 people were killed and five others wounded after a Russian drone struck a railway platform in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday, authorities said. The attack hit a passenger train preparing to depart for the nearby city of Zaporizhzhia.Ukraine’s state railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, said the jet-powered drone struck the platform at Dnipro railway station. Despite warnings of an elevated threat level, people were present on the platform when the strike occurred."The enemy launched a strike using a jet-powered UAV against the railway station in Dnipro.
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