Russian drone strike on Dnipro railway station kills at least 14

A Russian drone strike on the main railway station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least 14 people on Thursday, October 29, Ukrainian officials said. Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said another 14 were wounded, six of them critically, including an 11-year-old boy.

Ukraine's state railway said a jet-powered drone hit a platform where a commuter train was preparing to leave for Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine's air force said it intercepted three jet-powered drones in the daytime attack but a fourth got through, AFP reported.

President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack "horrific" and said sanctions on Russia should not be eased while the war continues. He criticised recent moves by the United States to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, and the EU's suspension of measures against two Russian billionaires, Reuters reported. Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians and made no reported comment on the Dnipro strike.

Other attacks

Russian strikes on other cities, including Chernihiv and Kremenchuk, killed more people the same day; reported totals range from five to at least six. Russia's state news agency TASS said 613 drones were launched towards Moscow overnight and that most were shot down. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 231 were destroyed on approach to the city. These figures come from Russian officials and could not be independently verified.

Truce and talks

The strikes came as a six-day humanitarian truce, brokered with US help, held in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson region, where a Ukrainian delegation was travelling with aid. Neither side has reported violations. Russia and Ukraine are expected to resume US-mediated talks next month, but no dates have been set.