At least 13 people were killed when a Russian drone slammed into a platform at the Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine, where a train was parked, Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday.
"Thirteen people were killed in a Russian attack on Dnipro. At least five more were wounded," Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the United States and Europe to take action following the strike which he described as "horrific”.
"The Russians attacked the platform where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing. Unfortunately, as of now, 13 people have been confirmed dead," Zelenskyy said on social media.
Dnipro mayor Borys Filatov also lamented "a tragedy" in the city, saying on social media that "a drone hit a civilian electric train".
There was no immediate comment from Russia.
The state Ukrainian Railways operator said a jet-powered Russian drone had hit the Dnipro train station.
"The strike hit one of the platforms, where train No. 866 Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia was at the time," it said on Telegram.
An elevated threat level had been announced, according to the rail company's chief, Oleksandr Pertsovsky.
"But unfortunately there were still a large number of people on the platform," he said on Facebook.
Russia has fired drones on trains across Ukraine since the launch of its full-scale war in 2022, destroying hundreds of locomotives and killing several railway workers.
The country's vast train network is a vital form of transport in the country, where journeys between east and west can take 24 hours.
