Russia Kills 20 in Ukraine Attacks; 14 at Dnipro Station — SkimNews
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- Russia killed at least 20 people across Ukraine on Thursday with drone and missile attacks, including 14 on a crowded platform at Dnipro’s main railway station, where Ukrzaliznytsia said a jet-powered drone struck as a commuter train prepared to leave.
- Kyiv was hit by a missile shortly before 11 p.m., killing one person; falling debris damaged a building and warehouses caught fire.
- Chernihiv officials said a drone strike on a busy city-center street killed two teenage girls and wounded 23 people, including four children.
- Kremenchuk strikes on an apartment block and private buildings killed three people and wounded 32, while separate drone attacks on three city buses in Zaporizhzhia injured six.
- Dnipro’s student dormitory was set on fire by another strike, and the day’s attacks disrupted electricity supplies to 350,000 households in the city.
- Kherson’s six-day, US-brokered local truce enabled preparations for a relief mission to Oleshky, cut off since 2022; after both sides reported demining complete, the operation was cleared to deliver aid and enable residents to leave if they wished.
- Kyrylo Budanov urged Kyiv’s partners to increase pressure on Moscow as efforts continued to revive US-backed trilateral talks, with a new round expected next month.
Why it matters: The six-day, US-brokered Kherson truce cleared demining for aid to Oleshky, cut off since 2022, yet the same day’s nationwide strikes killed at least 20 and disrupted power for 350,000 Dnipro households. For civilians and Ukraine’s economy, a narrow de-escalation did not translate into broader protection from attacks.
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