Ukraine: 13 killed in Russian drone strike on train station

A jet-powered drone struck a crowded train platform at a civilian station in Dnipro, killing and injuring passengers who were waiting to board. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called the attack "horrific."

At least 13 people were killed and five more injured when a Russian drone struck a passenger train which was stopped at a station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morning.

According to Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia, a jet-powered drone struck a platform on which people were waiting to board a regional train to Zaporizhzhia, about a two-hour journey to the south.

"Despite an increased threat warning, people were on the platform," the company said.

In images circulating on social media, bodies could be seen strewn across a train station platform, with police officers kneeling beside them.

Dnipro city mayor Borys Filatov also confirmed the incident, which he called a "tragedy."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "horrific" and demanded "international action."

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