Russian drone hits Dnipro station platform, killing at least 14, officials say
A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro's main railway station, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 14 others, Ukrainian officials say.
The story in focus
A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at the main railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 14 others, including an 11-year-old boy, local officials told BBC News. Russia's military has not publicly commented.
- At least 14 people were killed and at least 14 wounded, including an 11-year-old boy, according to Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha
- Ukraine's state railway operator said a passenger train bound for Zaporizhzhia was at a platform when the drone hit
- Railway chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky said an elevated threat level had been announced before the strike but many people remained on the platform
- President Volodymyr Zelensky called for further US, European and G7 sanctions on Russia
- Russia's military has not publicly commented and denies deliberately targeting civilians
What officials say happened
A Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform at the main railway station in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to local officials cited by BBC News. Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said at least 14 people were killed and at least 14 others wounded, including an 11-year-old boy.
Ukraine's state railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, said a passenger train headed for the southern city of Zaporizhzhia was at one of the platforms when the drone struck. Railway chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky said an elevated threat level had been announced ahead of Thursday's strike, but that a large number of people were still on the platform.
Reaction and wider strikes
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov called the incident a tragedy and said a drone hit an electric civilian train. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the drone attacked a platform where a commuter train and a passenger train were standing, and called for further US, European and G7 sanctions on Russia. Russia's military has not publicly commented; Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians and says railway attacks target infrastructure used to move military personnel and equipment.
The BBC reported other strikes the same day: two 15-year-old girls were killed in a missile attack on central Chernihiv, where at least 25 others including four children were injured, according to regional head Vyacheslav Chaus; and three people were killed and 28 injured in a drone attack on Kremenchuk that hit residential buildings and a school, regional head Vitaliy Diakivnych said. A day of mourning was declared for Dnipro and Chernihiv on Friday.
How many people were killed and wounded in the Dnipro station strike?
At least 14 people were killed and at least 14 others wounded, including an 11-year-old boy, according to Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha, as cited by BBC News.
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