Russian UAV strikes suburban train in Zaporizhzhia region – two passengers injured

Key points

  • A Russian UAV struck a suburban train in the Zaporizhzhia region – two passengers received shrapnel injuries.
  • The strike occurred near one of the cars during the evacuation of passengers, which began after notification of an air threat.
  • First aid was provided to the victims and they were handed over to medics, railway workers are accompanying them to the hospital.
  • Ukrzaliznytsia is restoring traffic on the section and continues to monitor the security situation in the region.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian strike UAV hit a suburban train – two passengers received shrapnel injuries, Ukrzaliznytsia reported.

The strike occurred near one of the cars.

The monitoring center of Ukrzaliznytsia notified the locomotive crew of an air threat, after which the train was stopped and the evacuation of passengers began.

Time was extremely short, so, according to preliminary information, two passengers who did not have time to evacuate received shrapnel injuries. All circumstances are being clarified.

– Ukrzaliznytsia.

First aid was provided to the victims and they were handed over to medics. Railway workers are accompanying the passengers and staying with them at the medical facility.

Ukrzaliznytsia is working to restore train traffic on the section and continues to monitor the security situation in the region.

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Юлія Мирська
Юлія Мирська
Author | She graduated with a degree in television and radio journalism. She has about a year of experience working in the media. She worked as a news editor for the online publication Speka.media.

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