Thirteen killed and 10 injured in Russian attack on train station in Dnipro – video, photos

Thirteen people have been killed and at least 10 injured in a Russian jet-powered drone attack on the platform of a railway station in Dnipro where the Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia train was standing.

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 from Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne; National Police of Ukraine

Quote from Filatov: "Dnipro has suffered a tragedy. A drone hit a civilian electric train. Many people have been killed. Many have been injured."

Details: Hanzha initially reported that the Russians had attacked a transport infrastructure facility and people were injured. Filatov clarified that a drone had hit a civilian electric train, causing deaths and injuries.

The mayor issued a plea not to call these 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 (Ukrainian Railways) said the Russians attacked the station with a jet-powered drone. The strike hit a platform where train No. 866 (Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia) was waiting.

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 at the scene are reporting that those injured are being evacuated from the station to hospital.

Update at 12:45: The National Police has reported 13 dead and 10 injured.

Law enforcement officers said the Russians launched the strike at around 11:00. The drone hit an electric train that was waiting at the platform.

Police, medics and rescue workers are at the scene. Law enforcement officers are documenting the consequences of the Russian attack.

Background: A 15-year-old girl has been injured in a Russian attack on the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

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