Russian drone hits Dnipro train station, killing 14
A Russian drone struck a crowded railway platform in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 10, officials said.
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At least 14 people were killed on Thursday when a Russian jet-powered drone hit a railway platform in Dnipro, a major city in central-eastern Ukraine, according to regional officials. At least 10 others were wounded, several of them critically.
Ukraine's state railway said a passenger train bound for Zaporizhzhia was at the platform when the drone struck, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said a commuter train was also standing there. Rescue workers, medics and police were sent to the scene.
The head of Ukrainian Railways said a heightened threat alert had been issued before the attack, but many people were still on the platform.
Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's rail network during the war, though Moscow denies deliberately aiming at civilians. Elsewhere on Thursday, Ukrainian officials reported more civilian deaths from Russian strikes in other cities.
The attack came as a small, local ceasefire holds around the occupied town of Oleshky, and as Moscow and Kyiv prepare for more US-mediated peace talks expected next month.
The strike recalled the April 2022 missile attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, which killed dozens of people waiting to be evacuated.
This is a developing story, and casualty figures may change.
This summary is original reporting by tehworldnews, written after checking the facts against several major international news outlets and official statements.