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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A train from Kiev becomes the target of a drone attack just before the Polish border. The former CIA chief David Petraeus is on board. An eyewitness reports.
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.
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