A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at the main railway station in Dnipro, central Ukraine, killing at least 14 people, local officials said. Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said at least 14 others were wounded, including an 11-year-old boy.
Ukraine's state railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, said a passenger train bound for Zaporizhzhia was at one of the platforms when the drone hit. Railway operator chief Oleksandr Pertsovsky said an elevated threat level had been announced ahead of the strike, but that a large number of people were still on the platform.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov called the incident a tragedy and said a drone hit an electric civilian train. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "the Russians used a drone to attack a platform where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing." He called for further US, European and G7 sanctions on Russia.
Russia's military has not publicly commented. Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians and says its attacks on railways target infrastructure used to move military personnel and equipment.
Ukrzaliznytsia figures supplied to AFP show that almost 60% of the 521 locomotives hit since February 2022 were hit this year. Attacks on railway facilities rose from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 so far this year.
Elsewhere, Chernihiv regional head Vyacheslav Chaus said two 15-year-old girls were killed in a Russian missile attack on the city centre, and at least 25 others were injured. In Kremenchuk, regional head Vitaliy Diakivnych said three people were killed and 28 injured in a Russian drone attack that hit residential buildings and a school. A day of mourning has been declared for Chernihiv and Dnipro on Friday.