Russian strike on Dnipro train platform kills at least 14, with deaths also in Kremenchuk and Chernihiv
Russia struck a railway station platform in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, killing at least 14 people. Ukraine's State Emergency Service said at least 14 others were wounded. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov described the strike as an act of 'genocidal war'.
The emergency service said in a statement: 'In Dnipro, the Russian forces directed a drone straight at the railway station platform, where many people were waiting for a train. As of this moment, 14 people have been killed, and at least 14 others have been wounded.'
Civilians were also killed in residential districts of two other Ukrainian cities on the same day, the emergency services said. In Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, three people were killed and another 15 were injured.
In the centre of Chernihiv in the north of the country, two children died in the strikes. Twenty-three people were injured there, including a 10-month-old baby girl. Houses, shops and cars were also damaged, according to the statement.
After the strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Facebook questioning how many such strikes Russia had carried out since sanctions were lifted on certain Russian oligarchs and the Russian energy sector, rather than de-escalating.
Zelenskyy added that this was why Ukraine had always said just and decisive action by America and Europe was needed in response to Russian escalation, and that it was time for new, stronger sanctions steps by the EU, the United States and the G7.
Czech President Petr Pavel condemned the attack as 'inexcusable'. French President Emmanuel Macron said the incident underlined the need to redouble efforts for a just and lasting peace and bring Russia to the negotiating table.
Russia's defence ministry said Moscow carried out strikes in places where Ukraine was producing drones and on logistical routes used to transport weapons.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Russia downed most of the 613 Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow overnight on Thursday. He did not give details on the extent of the damage.
