Deutsche Welle reported that the platform was crowded and passengers were waiting to board a train when the strike occurred. The outlet described the weapon as a jet-powered drone. The exact number of injured people was not provided in the available reports.
Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed bodies on the platform and rescuers helping victims to safety, the Japan Times reported. Deutsche Welle said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack horrific. The Times of India separately reported that two trains were hit, a detail not confirmed by the other supplied sources.
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- Deutsche WelleUkraine: 13 killed in Russian drone strike on crowded Dnipro train station
- Times of IndiaRussia drone hits 2 trains at busy Ukraine station, 13 killed
- Japan Times‘Horrific’ Russian drone strike kills 13 at Ukraine train station
- EuronewsAt least 13 killed, several injured in Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station