13 killed, 10 injured as Russian drone hits two trains stopped at station in central Ukraine

A jet-powered Russian drone hit two trains stopped at the Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine on Thursday (October 29), killing at least 13 people and injuring 10 others, Ukrainian authorities said. “Thirteen people were killed in a Russian attack on Dnipro. At least five more were wounded,” Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram.

Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov described the incident as a “tragedy”, saying a drone had struck a civilian electric train. “Many people have been killed. Lots are wounded,” he said.

Ukrainian Railways, the state railway operator, said a jet-powered Russian drone hit one of the platforms at Dnipro station, where train No. 866, travelling from Dnipro to Zaporizhzhia, was standing at the time of the strike.

The railway operator’s chief, Oleksandr Pertsovsky, said an elevated threat level had been announced before the attack. However, a large number of people were still on the platform, he said in a Facebook post.

‘Horrific attack’: Zelenskyy 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it in a post on X as a “horrific attack” that struck passenger trains in Dnipro. 

“A horrific Russian strike on the railway station in Dnipro. The Russians launched a drone attack on a platform where an ordinary commuter train and a scheduled passenger train were standing. Unfortunately, 13 people have been confirmed killed as of now. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Ten more people were injured. All necessary emergency services are working at the scene,’ said Zelenskyy. 

68 dead as two high-speed trains collide in Spain

Earlier on Wednesday, at least 68 people have been killed in a collision involving two high-speed trains in Spain’s central province of Toledo, with the death toll feared to rise as rescue efforts continue. According to local media reports, the accident has also left passengers injured and disrupted rail services connecting Madrid with Ciudad Real and the southern region of Andalusia. Spain’s state-owned news agency and other local media reported the fatalities, while the country’s rail infrastructure operator, ADIF, confirmed that the crash took place in Toledo province.

The accident involved two high-speed trains travelling in the same direction. One train reportedly struck the rear of the other, causing two coaches to leave the tracks, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing Spanish broadcaster TVE. 

 The precise circumstances leading to the collision were not immediately clear. Authorities had yet to provide a complete account of how the two trains came into contact or confirm the full number of passengers affected.

(With AP, AFP inputs)

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