A Russian drone strike hit a railway station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, killing 14 people and injuring another 14, including an 11-year-old boy who is among six people in serious condition.
The attack struck a platform where a civilian passenger train travelling between Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia was waiting, Ukrainian authorities said. Emergency services, police and medical teams rushed to the scene to help the victims and document the aftermath, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
According to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, 13 of the injured people have been taken to hospital. All six seriously injured victims suffered multiple shrapnel wounds. A 40-year-old man had both legs amputated, while doctors are fighting to save the lives of other victims.
Four drones launched in attack on Dnipropetrovsk region
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russian forces launched four jet-powered drones against the Dnipropetrovsk region at around 11 AM on Thursday. Ukrainian air defences shot down three of them, while the fourth struck the railway station in Dnipro.
The attack hit the platform where train No. 866, operating between Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, was standing. Borys Filatov, the city’s mayor, confirmed that a civilian passenger train had been struck.
“Dnipro has suffered a tragedy. A drone hit a civilian commuter train. Many people have been killed. Many have been injured,” Filatov said.
Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s state railway operator, confirmed the strike and said an air-raid warning had been issued before the attack. However, a significant number of people were still on the platform when the drone hit.
Filatov urged people not to describe such attacks merely as damage to infrastructure, saying: “This is a genocidal war. Have the guts to say things as they are.”
Russian attacks increasingly target Ukraine’s railways
The number of Russian attacks on Ukrainian railway infrastructure is growing. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, around 1,700 railway facilities have been hit since the beginning of 2026. The attacks have damaged 120 passenger carriages, 304 locomotives and 43 railway stations.
During the same period, 50 railway employees have been killed while on duty, the company said, according to Telex.
Ukraine has tightened railway safety measures in response to the attacks. Passengers are required to leave trains when air-raid alerts are issued, adding significant delays to journeys.
The Dnipro–Odesa route has experienced delays of between five and 12 hours, according to Russian independent news outlet Meduza.
Police officers, rescue workers and medical teams remain involved in the response to Thursday’s attack, as authorities assess the damage and assist those affected.
