Russian drone attacks electric train in Dnipropetrovsk region: one dead and several injured

Russia struck a commuter train in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with a drone. Photo: Oleksiy Kuleba

On Monday, 2 March, Russian troops struck one of the carriages of a commuter train in Dnipropetrovsk region with a drone. The train was in motion at the time of the attack.

According to Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba, one man was killed in the strike. According to preliminary data, seven other passengers were injured.

The locomotive crew immediately stopped the train. Passengers were evacuated and given first aid. Rescuers, railway workers and medics from the nearest stations and depots arrived at the scene.

The injured were hospitalised for further treatment. Additional transport to their destinations is being organised for the passengers.

Russia struck an electric train in the Dnipropetrovsk region with a drone. Photo: Oleksii Kuleba

We remind you that Russian troops attacked Mykolaiv with a Shahed-131/136 strike drone. Damage has been reported in the residential sector, and utility services are already working on site.