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Drone strike on Dnipro railway station kills 13 civilians

A Russian drone strike on Dnipro's main railway station on Thursday killed at least 13 civilians and injured 10 others, including an 11-year-old boy.

--- The context --- Train travel is key in Ukraine, but since the start of this year every journey carries increased risk for travellers and railway workers because of Russian military strikes and air alerts. --- The facts --- A Russian jet-powered drone struck Dnipro's main railway station on Thursday as a train due to travel to Zaporizhzhia stood at a platform. At least 13 civilians were killed and 10 injured, including an 11-year-old boy, according to regional officials cited in reports. A transit centre operating at the station was also affected, where displaced people and humanitarian workers were left in shock by the nearby explosions, according to the humanitarian coordinator describing the immediate aftermath of the strike there. --- The positions --- The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine condemned the attack and offered condolences to the families. He said civilians preparing to travel or bidding farewell to loved ones faced death and devastation, and that displaced people and humanitarian workers at the transit centre were shocked. --- What remains unknown --- The full extent of the damage and the seriousness of every injury remain unknown. Figures from Ukraine's railway operator cited in reports show attacks on railway facilities rising from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 so far this year. --- Unanswered questions --- How will passengers on platforms be protected? What concrete steps will reduce the risk on every journey? Will what happened at Dnipro station be independently verified? --- EPM analysis --- Dnipro follows months of repeated attacks on bridges, hospitals, schools, shopping centres and railway stations. The coordinator warned that these images must not fade, because behind every casualty is a person and a family, and recalled the legal protection of civilian infrastructure. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, a platform is not a target and a farewell should never turn into mourning. When trains, a key means of transport, become risky on every journey, the harm reaches far beyond one station and enters everyday life itself. Remembering that behind every casualty stands a person and a family is not rhetoric: it is the minimum measure against normalising what happened. The drone attack on Dnipro station killed 13 civilians and injured 10 others, including an 11-year-old boy among them.
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