Russian Forces Target Kyiv-Mykolaiv Passenger Train as 80 Drones Attack Ukraine Overnight
Ukrzaliznytsia said 80 strike drones were launched and 63 were downed or suppressed as passengers and crews were evacuated.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 16, a Russian drone targeted train No. 122 traveling from Kyiv to Mykolaiv, prompting Ukrzaliznytsia to evacuate the locomotive, crew, and passengers following a threat alert.
- The Ukrainian Air Force reported Russia launched 80 strike UAVs starting 6 p.m. on Sept. 15, including Shahed-type drones and variants, amid a broader aerial assault across Ukraine.
- Evacuated passengers included former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Bundestag members, while Ukrainian air defenses suppressed 63 Russian UAVs as strikes hit seven locations.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported one person hospitalized after UAV debris fell in Sviatoshynskyi, while the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration coordinated bus transfers for affected passengers.
- This incident reflects a pattern of Russian targeting; three days ago, a drone struck a train near the Yahodyn border crossing in Volyn, approximately two kilometers from the Polish border.
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The Russian troops attacked passenger train No. 122 "Kiev - Nikolaev" three times, all of which took place within two and a half hours, and the passengers were not injured.
The passenger train 'Kiev-Mykolaiv' was attacked and hit by the Russians: as Ukrinform reports, the Ukrainian Railways reported on Telegram. (ANSA)
<p>Russia attacked the train Kiev - Nikolaev, passengers were evacuated Russian invaders attacked train number 122, but thanks to the evacuation no one was injured. Bus transfers are organized for passengers.</p>
Under Kiev, after the drone attack, a train went to Nikolaev and told the soldiers.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will sign additional contracts for systems to strengthen the security of railway infrastructure, border crossings and other Ukrzaliznytsia facilities. The possibility of using state banks to support state logistics operations is also being considered.
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