At least 13 people were killed on Thursday, 29 October, in a Russian drone attack on the railway station in Dnipro. President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the regional administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, confirmed this.
Zelensky wrote on X that Russia attacked the platform with a drone, where a regular suburban electric train and a scheduled passenger train were standing. In the Ukrainian version of the post, the president added that ten people were injured.
Toll and details
According to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, 13 people were killed and at least five were injured. As Kyiv Post reports, citing regional authorities and Ukrzaliznytsia, a jet-engine-powered drone struck the platform. A train on the Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia route was standing at the platform. Medics are helping the injured.
The reported number of injured differs between sources: Hanzha spoke of at least five, Zelensky of ten. The toll may still change, as rescue operations are ongoing and some of the injured may be in serious condition.
Context
Dnipro, a large city in central Ukraine, has been repeatedly attacked since the start of the invasion. Russia usually claims it strikes military targets and infrastructure, but in this case, according to Ukrainian authorities, the target was a platform with passenger trains. As of publication, the Russian side had not responded to these reports. Similar to the massive attack on Kyiv in 2025, the victims are civilians.
What it means
For readers in Poland, this is another sign that Ukraine’s railways, which are also used by travellers from Poland and refugees, remain a target of attacks. Trains on the Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia route are part of Ukrzaliznytsia’s national network; delays and timetable changes on this route are possible. The railway has not yet published an official statement on the impact on traffic.
