Four jet-powered drones attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: three downed, one hit Dnipro station – Air Force

Valeriia Kisilova - 29 October, 13:31

Fatalities resulting from the Russian strike on the railway station in Dnipro. Photo: State Emergency Service

Ukraine's Air Force has reported that air defence shot down three of the four jet-powered drones used by Russian forces to attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of 29 October. One drone struck Dnipro, killing 13 people.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram

Details: The Russians attacked the region at around 11:00.

"The enemy directed four jet-powered attack drones at Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Three were destroyed by air defence. Unfortunately, one drone struck the railway station platform in Dnipro," the Air Force reported.

As of 13:00, the number of people injured has risen to 13.

Background: On 29 October, Russian forces attacked a railway station in Dnipro with a jet-powered drone. The strike hit the platform where train No. 866 (Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia) was standing. Thirteen people are known to have been killed and at least 10 injured.

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