A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro railway station on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, Ukrainian officials said.
Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said at least 10 others were wounded in the attack, including an 11-year-old boy.
According to Ukrainian railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia, a train headed for Zaporizhzhia was at one of the platforms when the drone struck.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as "horrific" and said "the Russians used a drone to attack a platform where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing."
An elevated threat level had been announced ahead of the strike, according to Ukraine Railways head Oleksandr Pertsovsky. "But unfortunately there were still a large number of people on the platform," he said.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov called the incident a tragedy, confirming the drone hit a civilian electric train. Images from Ukrainian rescue services show a large hole ripped into the platform, with a blast-damaged train and smashed windows visible nearby.
Zelensky called for further US, European and G7 sanctions on Russia following the attack. He also repeated his criticism of a deal struck earlier this month between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that eased some sanctions on Russia, allowing the United States to import Russian diesel.
In a separate attack, two 15-year-old girls were killed in a Russian missile strike on the centre of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine. Regional head Vyacheslav Chaus said at least 11 others were injured, including more children.
The strikes came amid efforts to uphold a fragile local ceasefire in Oleshky, a city that has been under Russian occupation since 2022, where residents have been trapped without food, water, medicine or electricity. Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Telegram the truce was holding into a third day and that he had "set out with the Ukrainian delegation towards Oleshky" through Belarus and Russia.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow while the city hosts the Russia-Africa Summit, a two-day event attended by leaders and government delegations from 48 African countries. The mayor of Moscow said 613 Ukrainian drones were launched overnight toward the region, most of which were shot down.
Russia's defence ministry has consistently denied targeting Ukrainian civilians, stating its attacks on railways are aimed at infrastructure used to transport military personnel and equipment.
However, data released by Ukrzaliznytsia shows attacks on Ukraine's railway network have risen sharply. Of 521 locomotives hit since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, almost 60 percent were struck this year. Overall attacks on railway facilities rose from 1,206 in 2024 to 1,700 so far this year.
There has also been a broader assault on Ukrainian infrastructure in recent weeks, with two bridges attacked in Kyiv and a metro train struck during one of the strikes.
