At least 13 people were killed and 10 others wounded when a Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at the railway station in Dnipro, Ukrainian officials reported. Among the wounded was an 11-year-old boy.
According to the Ukrainian railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, a passenger train headed for Zaporizhzhia was positioned at one of the platforms when the terminal was hit. Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha confirmed the casualty figures following the strike.
Ukraine Railways head Oleksandr Pertsovsky stated that an elevated threat level had been announced ahead of the Thursday strike, though a large number of people remained on the platform.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov characterized the incident as a tragedy, noting that the drone struck a civilian electric train. Images released by the Ukrainian rescue services showed a large hole torn into the platform near a blast-damaged train featuring shattered windows.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, stating that Russian forces targeted a location where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing. Zelensky called for additional U.S., European, and G7 sanctions against Russia, while reiterating his criticism of a recent agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that eased certain restrictions to allow U.S. imports of Russian diesel.
Separately, a Russian missile attack in the center of Chernihiv city killed two 15-year-old girls and injured at least 11 other people, including additional children, according to regional head Vyacheslav Chaus.
The strikes coincided with diplomatic and humanitarian efforts around Oleshky, a besieged city under Russian occupation since 2022 where residents have faced severe shortages of food, water, medicine, and electricity. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, reported via Telegram that a fragile local ceasefire was holding into its third day as he and a Ukrainian delegation traveled toward Oleshky via Belarus and Russia.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin criticized Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow while the capital hosted the two-day Russia-Africa Summit, which brought together African leaders and delegations from 48 countries. The mayor of Moscow stated that 613 Ukrainian drones were launched toward the region overnight, with the majority intercepted in flight.
While Moscow maintains that its strikes on Ukrainian railway networks target infrastructure used for military transport and denies deliberately targeting civilians, attacks on the country’s transport sector have intensified. Ukrzaliznytsia statistics indicate that out of 521 locomotives damaged since the full-scale invasion began, nearly 60% have been hit during the current year. Overall attacks on railway facilities increased from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 so far this year. Broader infrastructure assaults have also been reported in recent weeks, including strikes affecting two bridges in Kyiv and a metro train.
