Dnipro: Russian drone hits train at station, 13 dead
A drone struck a platform in Dnipro on October 29 while train No. 866 to Zaporizhzhia stood at it. Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reports 13 dead and at least five wounded.
A Russian jet-powered drone hit a platform at the railway station in Dnipro on the morning of Thursday, October 29, 2026, where a passenger train to Zaporizhzhia was standing. The attack killed 13 people, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, and at least five more were wounded. The picture from the scene remains incomplete as this article is published, because Ukrainian authorities have so far released only basic details.
What is known about the attack on the train in Dnipro?
The state railway Ukrzaliznytsia says the strike hit one of the platforms, where train No. 866 on the Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia line was waiting to depart. Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov was the first to report that a civilian electric passenger train had been hit, writing on Telegram:
“A tragedy in Dnipro. A drone hit a civilian electric passenger train. Many dead. A large number of wounded.”
Hanzha then gave the figure, also on Telegram: “Thirteen people were killed in the Russian attack on Dnipro. At least five others were injured. Doctors are giving everyone the necessary help.” At 11:29 he added that doctors were already at the site giving first aid, and that rescuers and police were working there as well.
In a statement on social media, Ukrzaliznytsia said:
“The enemy struck the railway station in Dnipro with jet-powered drones. There are dead and injured. Rescuers, doctors and police officers are working at the site.”
The railway’s statement also noted that people were on the platform despite a heightened-danger warning: “Despite the announced warning of heightened danger, people were on the platform.”
Where do the sources differ?
The differences are small, but they exist. Some outlets report the same Ukrzaliznytsia statement as saying a single drone hit the station, others as saying several drones did, so the number of aircraft cannot be established from what is available. Filatov did not give a casualty figure in his first message, and the 13 dead and at least five wounded come solely from Hanzha’s post. The names and ages of the victims have not been released, and the reports this article is based on contain no Russian reaction to the attack.
Why is this strike not seen in isolation?
Kyiv Independent places the attack within a Russian campaign of increasingly frequent strikes on Ukrainian railway infrastructure, in which passenger trains themselves are targets. It describes this strike as the latest in a series. We previously reported on the ceasefire in Oleshky that has begun and on the Russian strike on Kyiv the same night.
The question of the casualty count stays open until the regional administration publishes final figures, since Hanzha said “at least” five people were wounded rather than giving an exact number.
