Thirteen killed and 10 injured in Russian attack on train station in Dnipro – video, photos
Thirteen people were killed and at least 10 were injured in a Russian jet-powered drone attack on the platform of a railway station in Dnipro on 29 October, near which the Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia train was located.
Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov; Ukrainian state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia; Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia; correspondents of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne; National Police of Ukraine
Quote from Filatov: "Dnipro suffered a tragedy. A drone hit a civilian electric train. Many people have been killed. A lot have been injured."
Details: Hanzha initially reported that the Russians attacked a transport infrastructure facility and people were injured. Filatov specified that a drone hit a civilian electric train, causing deaths and injuries.
The mayor also urged not to call those types of strikes "attacks on infrastructure facilities".
Quote from Filatov: "This is a genocidal war. Have the guts to say things as they are."
Update: Hanzha later reported that the Russian attack killed 13 people. At least five sustained injuries and medics are providing them with treatment.
Ukrzaliznytsia said that the Russians attacked the railway station with a jet drone. The strike hit one of the platforms, near which train No. 866 Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia was located at the time.
Quote from Pertsovskyi: "There's been a strike on the station in Dnipro. An air-raid warning had been issued, but unfortunately, there was a significant number of people on the platform. Early reports indicate that many were killed and injured."
Details: Suspilne correspondents report from the scene that those injured are being evacuated from the station to hospital.
Update at 12:45: The National Police reported 13 killed and 10 injured.
Law enforcement officers said that the Russians launched the strike at around 11:00. The drone hit an electric train that was near the platform at the time.
The police, medics and rescue workers are working at the scene. Law enforcement officers are documenting the consequences of the Russian attack.
Background: A 15-year-old girl was injured in a Russian attack on the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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