Dnipro, Chernihiv and Kremenchuk, 29 Oct 2026
Jet-powered drone on a railway platform with trains · morning; strikes on a city centre and an apartment block · midday
On the morning of 29 October a Russian jet-powered drone hit a platform at Dnipro railway station where train No. 866 Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia and a commuter electric train were standing. Ukrainian Railways said people were on the platform despite a heightened-danger warning. Thirteen people were killed and thirteen injured; four are in grave condition, among them a boy aged 11. The Air Force said four jet-powered drones were launched at the region and three were shot down. Around noon Russian strikes on the centre of Chernihiv killed two girls aged 15 and injured 15 people, and a drone hit an apartment block in Kremenchuk, killing two and injuring 9 to 11, children among them.
A Russian drone strike on a railway platform with passengers; 13 killed — established (Ukrainian authorities) Strikes on stations, trains and public transport — pattern A deliberate strike on civilians — position (Ukraine)
Russia said. Nothing on the Dnipro strike as of 29 October. Its standing line at the UN is that it strikes "only military facilities and infrastructure".
Evidence held: Ukrainian Railways; Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration (O. Hanzha); Dnipro mayor B. Filatov; President of Ukraine; Air Force; Chernihiv city military administration; Poltava regional military administration — all 29 Oct. No UN statement on these strikes yet.
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