Russian drone kills 14 at Dnipro station, Ukraine’s president says
Officials put the number injured at 14, compared with regional head Oleksandr Hanzha’s earlier figure of at least 10, including an 11-year-old boy.
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Officials put the number injured at 14, compared with regional head Oleksandr Hanzha’s earlier figure of at least 10, including an 11-year-old boy.
The Russian drone strike at Dnipro railway station on the morning of 29 October killed 14 people, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an account carried by DW. Officials later put the number injured at 14 in an Associated Press account carried by France 24.
Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s state railway operator, said a jet-powered drone struck a platform where passengers were waiting to board a regional train to Zaporizhzhia, about a two-hour journey south. Russia has targeted Ukrainian trains and stations since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Rising drone attacks prompted large-scale passenger evacuations from trains in 2026, often during journeys.
The injury count is higher than the earlier figure of at least 10 given by Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha, whose account appeared in the BBC. Hanzha said the wounded included an 11-year-old boy. Officials continued to put the death toll at at least 14.
Ukrzaliznytsia said rescuers, medical personnel and law enforcement officers were working at the scene, in a statement carried by The New Voice of Ukraine.
Ukrzaliznytsia said people were on the platform despite a heightened threat warning. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted three drones during the daytime attack, but a fourth evaded its defences and hit the station. Dnipro mayor Borys Filatov confirmed the incident and called it a tragedy.
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Ukrzaliznytsia’s statistics supplied to AFP show that attacks on railway facilities so far in 2026 exceeded the total for 2025.
| Period | Attacks |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,206 |
| 2026, as of 29 October | 1,700 |
Ukrzaliznytsia told AFP that more than 5,800 trains had to be evacuated in September because of strike threats. That figure counts trains evacuated, not individual passengers. Most evacuations take place in southern and eastern regions near the front line, including Odesa, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.
When a potential Russian strike is detected, the train stops and passengers must leave their carriages to wait at a safe distance until the danger passes. With commercial air travel shut down by the war, Ukraine’s railways are essential for moving people and goods and for travel into and out of the country.
Zelenskyy called the Dnipro attack horrific and demanded action from Ukraine’s allies. He said sanctions against Russia and its war machine must not be eased while the war continues.
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