Russian drone hits crowded platform at Dnipro railway station, killing at least 14
At least 14 people were killed on Thursday when a Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at the main railway station in Dnipro, in central Ukraine, local officials said. Another 14 people were wounded, among them an 11-year-old boy. A passenger train bound for Zaporizhzhia was standing at the platform when the drone hit. President Volodymyr Zelensky called for new sanctions on Russia.
At least 14 people were killed on Thursday, 29 October, when a Russian jet-powered drone slammed into a crowded platform at the main railway station in Dnipro, a large city in central Ukraine, according to local officials.
Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional administration, said at least 14 more people were wounded, including an 11-year-old boy. Ukraine's state railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, said a passenger train heading for the southern city of Zaporizhzhia was standing at one of the platforms when the drone struck.
Ukrzaliznytsia chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky said an elevated threat level had been announced in Dnipro before the attack, but that many people were still on the platform when it hit. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov called the strike a tragedy and said a civilian electric train had been hit. Images released by Ukraine's emergency services showed a large crater torn into the platform next to a train with its windows blown out.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had used a drone to attack a platform where an ordinary commuter train and an ordinary passenger train were standing. He urged the United States, European countries and the G7 to impose further sanctions on Moscow and again criticised a deal agreed earlier this month between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that eased some sanctions on Russia and allowed the US to import Russian diesel.
Russia's military did not comment publicly on the strike. Moscow has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's vast railway network, but denies deliberately hitting civilians and says its attacks aim at infrastructure used to move troops and military equipment.
Attacks on Ukrainian railways have risen sharply. According to Ukrzaliznytsia figures cited by AFP, almost 60% of the 521 locomotives hit since the start of the full-scale invasion were struck this year, and attacks on railway facilities have climbed from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 so far in 2026.
Elsewhere on Thursday, two 15-year-old girls were killed and at least 11 people, including more children, were injured in a Russian missile strike on the centre of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, regional head Vyacheslav Chaus said. Overnight, Moscow's mayor said 613 Ukrainian drones had been launched towards the Moscow region, most of which were shot down, as the Russian capital hosted a Russia-Africa summit.