Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills 13 people

“Civilians preparing for the journey, welcoming or saying goodbye to loved ones faced death and destruction,” it said Matthias SchmaleThe Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, added that refugees and humanitarian workers at the transit center at the station were shocked by the nearby explosion.

Media outlets reported that a jet-powered drone hit the station as a train traveling to Zaporizhzhia stood on the platform. An 11-year-old boy was among the injured, according to county officials quoted in the report.

Increased risk for train passengers

Schmale expressed his condolences to the families of the dead on behalf of the UN, and stressed that train travel is the main means of transport in Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the year, he said, travelers and railroad workers face increased risks on every journey due to Russian military attacks and air alerts that affect the safety and reliability of trains.

According to figures from Ukrainian railway operators quoted by the media, attacks on railway facilities have increased from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 this year.

Recent months have seen repeated attacks across the country on civilian infrastructure critical to daily life, including bridges, hospitals, schools, shopping malls and train stations, Schmale said.

Accustomed to violence

“The picture of Dnipro cannot be another story that goes unnoticed. “Behind every victim is a person, a family and a future that is changed forever,” he said.

“It can’t happen often enough Civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected under international humanitarian law.”

Aid convoy heading to Oleshky

Mr Schmale notified UN News in an interview on Thursday that preparations to send aid to Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in the Kherson region, were “accelerating” while a local ceasefire was held.and it Delivery could arrive as early as Friday.

The ceasefire, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and announced by the White House on October 23, will end on the evening of November 1.

Ukraine’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, said he was on his way to the city and would accompany residents out.

Schmale said mine-laden roads were the main cause of people getting trapped. He pointed to images known locally as “roads of death”.

“It is clear that every safe way in and out must have a mine clearance first,” he said, adding that reports he received confirmed that demining was underway.

Support offers ‘not accepted’

The UN had no direct role in the evacuation. “We have offered support, but it has gone unanswered,” Schmale said, adding that none of his partners were involved.

Based on established procedures, refugees will receive assistance once they reach Government-controlled areas.

This assistance includes food and other material assistance, and perhaps help finding a place to live. “There’s a good chance that we’ll get involved once they’re here,” he said.

More than 1,000 possibilities remain

Mr Schmale said estimates varied, but he had heard that 200 to 300 people might leave, “that would leave more than 1,000 people there, and they would need support”.

He cited reports from UN human rights monitors, civil society groups and Ukrainian authorities.

That The city’s remaining health facilities are “barely functional” and lack medicine, he said, and keeping warm during winter amid energy disruptions will become an increasing challenge.. Clean water and public infrastructure are also urgent needs.

“Because they have been trapped in that place for a long time due to massive bombing, mental health problems should not be ignored,” he said.