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At least 19 people were killed in Russian drone strikes on several regions of Ukraine on Thursday, AnewZ reported. Fourteen died at a crowded railway station in Dnipro, three in Kremenchuk, and two 15-year-old girls in Chernihiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the three attacks injured a total of 56 people, including 10 children. He said civilians were killed in strikes on a commuter train in Dnipro, a residential district in Chernihiv and an apartment building in Kremenchuk, and offered condolences to the victims’ families.
A Russian drone hit an apartment building in Kremenchuk. The regional governor said three people were killed and at least 15 injured.
In Dnipro, a Russian drone struck the main railway station. Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said a jet-powered drone hit a platform where passengers were preparing to board a commuter train bound for Zaporizhzhia. Passengers remained on the platform despite warnings. Rescue workers were sent to the scene. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov also confirmed that a passenger train had been hit.
Hundreds of drones head toward Moscow
As Moscow hosted the Russia-Africa summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned Ukrainian drone attacks aimed at the Russian capital. Russia’s TASS news agency quoted Peskov as calling the timing of the attacks unusual. More than 22 African leaders and delegations from 48 countries attended the two-day meeting.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 613 Ukrainian drones had flown toward the Moscow region overnight, with 231 destroyed as they approached the capital. Most of the remaining drones were shot down farther away, he said. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defense systems had downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones across various regions overnight.
Perm Region Governor Dmitry Makhonin said a Ukrainian drone attack caused minor damage at an industrial facility. Ten drones were intercepted, and no one was injured, he said. Makhonin did not identify the damaged facility.
Emil Shaymardanov, mayor of Sterlitamak, a major industrial city in Bashkortostan, said debris from intercepted drones fell on an industrial facility, causing minor damage. All eight drones involved in the incident were intercepted, he said, and the enterprise continued operating. Sterlitamak is home to a large petrochemical complex, but officials have not identified the facility that was damaged.
Ceasefire in Oleshky continues for a third day
A six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Oleshky remained in effect on Thursday, its third day. Neither side reported any violations. The agreement, brokered by the United States, took effect on Tuesday morning. It aims to allow aid deliveries and evacuations from the frontline city, where residents have repeatedly come under fire and faced shortages of food and medicine.
Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted the Kremlin as saying it hoped humanitarian aid would reach Oleshky by Friday and that residents wishing to leave would be able to do so. Ukrainian official Davyd Arakhamia said a delegation led by human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets had set out for the city to oversee the humanitarian operation. The ceasefire applies only to Oleshky; fighting continues elsewhere in the conflict zone.
In a separate incident on Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea that it claimed was being used by Ukrainian military personnel. Russian news agencies did not report the vessel’s name, location, the extent of any damage or whether there were casualties.
