Six injured in Russian drone strike on train in Kharkiv Oblast

- 9 September, 11:45
Photo: Izium City Military Administration

Russian forces attacked a railway station near the village of Iskra in Kharkiv Oblast with a drone on the morning of 9 September, striking a Kharkiv-Izium train.

Source: Izium City Military Administration

Quote: "Today, 9 September, at 10:00, Russian forces launched a Shahed drone strike. The strike hit a railway station near the village of Iskra. The drone struck the rear section of the Kharkiv-Izium train. A fire broke out".

Details: Early reports indicate six people were injured as a result of the attack. They are receiving the necessary treatment, and ambulance crews are working at the scene.

Information on the aftermath of the attack is being gathered.

Background:

  • On 8 September, Russian forces attacked trains several times in different regions of Ukraine.
  • Ten people were injured when a Russian drone struck a commuter train in Sumy Oblast.
  • Meanwhile, a train attendant was killed when a train travelling on the Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia route came under Russian fire.
  • On the morning of 9 September, Russian forces attacked a train travelling on the Kyiv-Sumy route in Sumy Oblast, prompting the evacuation of 90 people.

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