A Russian drone struck the Dnipro railway station at a time when a suburban train and a passenger train to Zaporizhzhia were on the tracks. According to local authorities, at least 14 people were killed and 13 were injured, including several seriously injured, among them a child. The head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Ganja, announced the strike on Telegram, and the German tagesschau reported on the incident in detail on October 29.
What happened at the station
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, a rocket-powered attack drone hit the platform next to which a train traveling from Dnipro to Zaporizhzhia was stopped. Despite the declared heightened threat level, people were on the platform at the time. Mayor Boris Filatov called the incident a tragedy and emphasized that it was a purely civilian train.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack “horrific” and released photos and videos from the strike site: rescuers carrying the injured, bodies of the deceased lying on the platform. He again urged not to weaken sanctions against Russia while the war continues, and instead to strengthen them from the EU, US, and G7 countries.
Meanwhile, a ceasefire holds in Oleshky
The strike on Dnipro occurred against the backdrop of one of the largest joint humanitarian operations since the start of the war. In the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region, a local ceasefire has been in effect since Tuesday. Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubyntsev and Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova reported that demining and the preparation of a safer humanitarian corridor are ongoing in the city.
Lubyntsev said that a relief shipment is already being assembled for delivery to Oleshky the following day, and that he will be on site personally. According to Lantratova, the ceasefire had already held for 54 hours without incident at that point. In the coming days, residents will be able to leave through the corridor, while those who stay will receive food and medicine. In the city, which had a population of 24,000 before the war, an estimated 1,500–2,000 people remain today, including dozens of children.
Massive attacks from both sides
Outside the ceasefire zone, shelling has not stopped. In addition to the strike on Dnipro, Ukraine recorded over a hundred Russian drones overnight. The Russian Ministry of Defense, for its part, claimed to have shot down over 1,200 Ukrainian drones, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported over 600 drones heading toward the capital region. The attack coincided with a two-day “Russia–Africa” summit in Moscow, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called such a coincidence “strange”.
Why this matters for Ukrainians in Germany
For many Ukrainians living in Germany, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia are their hometowns, and the railway is the primary way to visit loved ones. The strike on the station shows that even amid talks of negotiations and local ceasefires, civilian infrastructure remains under threat. If you are planning a trip to Ukraine, monitor updates from Ukrzaliznytsia and air raid alerts.
Source: tagesschau.de, 29.10.2026.