By Shumaila Aslam,
Bureau Chief Pakistan,
Scandinavian News Agency
Russia drone strikes hit two separate passenger trains in Ukraine, killing two women and injuring at least six other people, according to information provided to this news agency.
The attacks struck rail lines in the Odesa and Kharkiv regions, both of which sit along routes used daily by civilian commuters and rail workers.
Note to editors: casualty figures below are drawn from the notes supplied for this report and have not yet been independently confirmed through a named official source.
Please verify against Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) or the State Emergency Service of Ukraine before final publication.
What Happened in Odesa Region
A Shahed-type drone a long-range attack drone Russian Drone Strikes has used repeatedly against Ukrainian infrastructure reportedly struck a passenger train traveling through the Odesa region.
The train was carrying 593 passengers, including 15 children, along with railway staff, according to the notes shared with this agency.
The train reportedly made an emergency stop after the strike, and all passengers were evacuated safely. No injuries among the passengers on this train have been reported so far.
A “Shahed drone,” for readers unfamiliar with the term, refers to an Iranian-designed exploding drone that Russian Drone Strikes has manufactured domestically and deployed extensively against Ukrainian cities and transport links since 2022.
Deadly Russian Drone Strikes at Lymanivka Station
In a separate incident, a drone struck an electric train at Lymanivka station in the Kharkiv region.
Two women were killed in the attack, and six other people were injured. Among the injured is an 11-year-old girl, reported to be the daughter of one of the women who died.
Officials have not yet released the identities of the victims. This agency has not been able to independently confirm the sequence of events beyond what was shared in the source notes, and readers should treat exact figures as preliminary pending official confirmation.
Key Facts
- A drone Russian Drone Strikes hit a passenger train in Ukraine’s Odesa region carrying 593 passengers, including 15 children, plus rail staff.
- The Odesa-region train made an emergency stop; passengers were evacuated with no reported injuries.
- A separate drone strike hit an electric train at Lymanivka station in the Kharkiv region.
- Two women were killed in the Kharkiv-region strike; six others were injured, including an 11-year-old girl.
- Figures are based on notes provided to this agency and await independent confirmation.
- Russian Drone Strikes
FAQs:
How many people were on the train hit in the Odesa region?
According to the information provided, 593 passengers were on board, including 15 children, along with railway staff.
Were there any deaths in the Odesa region attack?
No deaths have been reported from this strike. The train made an emergency stop and passengers were evacuated safely, per the available information.
What happened at Lymanivka station?
A drone reportedly struck an electric train at the station in the Kharkiv region, killing two women and injuring six people, including an 11-year-old girl.
What is a Shahed drone?
It is a long-range, explosive-carrying drone of Iranian design that Russia has produced domestically and used repeatedly in strikes across Ukraine.
Has Russian Drone Strikes responded to claims it is targeting passenger trains?
Russian Drone Strikes has generally denied deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in past statements, saying its strikes focus on military and logistics targets. A specific response to these incidents could not be independently verified at the time of writing.
Pattern of Attacks on Rail Transport
These strikes fit what Ukrainian officials have described in past statements as a deliberate Russian Drone Strikes campaign against the country’s rail network, which serves as a critical link for civilian travel, evacuations, and humanitarian supply routes.
Russian Drone Strikes has previously denied deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, saying its strikes are aimed at military and logistics targets. This report presents both positions as attributed claims, not established fact, pending verification from named sources on each side.
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