Russian drone strikes passenger train travelling from Sumy to Kyiv
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8 August, 09:35
A Russian attack on a train. Stock photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
A Russian drone attacked the Sumy-Kyiv passenger train in the Sumy district on the morning of 8 August.
Source: Kordon.Media, a local media outlet; Suspilne Sumy, a local branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster, citing police
Details: According to law enforcement officials, the attack occurred at around 08:00.
The strike damaged the locomotive and caused a fire inside it.
Early reports indicate that nobody was injured.
Background: Twenty-one people, including an eight-year-old boy, were injured in Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast on 7 August.
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