‘Horrific’ Russian drone strike kills 14 at Ukraine train station

A Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Dnipro city killed 14 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky calling it a "horrific" attack that demands a response from allies. The incident unfolded at a busy railway station platform, where a regular commuter and passenger trains were standing. Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets joined the Ukrainian delegation in traveling to Oleshky, a city under Russian occupation since 2022, through Belarus and Russia.

Despite the fragile local ceasefire holding, Moscow continued to bomb Ukraine, with the Dnipropetrovsk regional governor reporting 14 dead and 14 more wounded, including a 11-year-old boy and a man with both legs amputated. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed outrage, urging for more than a local ceasefire, stating Russia's refusal to negotiate and targeting civilians is intolerable.

The attack came after Ukraine's air force intercepted three jet-powered drones during the daytime attack, but the fourth evaded defenses and struck the station. Zelensky criticized a recent US-Russian deal easing sanctions on Russia, questioning why the country continues to launch terrorist strikes against Ukraine despite sanctions relief.

In addition to the Dnipro attack, at least six others were killed in separate Russian strikes across Ukraine, including a strike in Chernigiv that killed two 15-year-old girls and wounded nearly two dozen, and a drone strike in Kremenchuk that killed three and injured several. Russia has intensified drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting energy sites in major cities amid preparations for stalled peace talks mediated by the US.