Panic on crowded train - passenger tells BBC of moment of Russian drone strike
A Russian drone strike targeted a passenger train in northeastern Ukraine, killing five people. The train, traveling from Chop to Barvinkove, was attacked after being forced to halt by an initial drone strike.
The story so far
- Jan 27
- Jan 28
How outlets cover it
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Open questions and key claims
In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be considered purely as terrorism.
103 drones were neutralised by air defences.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the attack as an act of terrorism.
At least five people were killed and two others injured in the attack.
A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in north-eastern Ukraine has killed five people.
The train had been operating from Chop to the town of Barvinkove.
A Russian air attack killed two people in Kyiv region’s Bilohorodska community.
A passenger train was targeted by Russian drones, killing five people.
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