Ukrainian drone struck Russian passenger train – governor
A Ukrainian drone struck a passenger train in southern Russia early Friday morning, lightly injuring two people, according to a top regional official.
Drone fragments fell on a train station in the city of Timashevsk early Friday, damaging a passing train, Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram.
One of the victims was taken to a local hospital, while the other refused hospitalisation and was treated at the scene. Despite the attack, the train continued its journey, Kondratyev said.
Additionally, several homes were damaged by drone strikes in rural areas, the governor added.
Air raid alerts were issued across the coasts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, the Northern Caucasus, and the Tambov region in western Russia, where airports were temporarily closed.
The previous night, Ukrainian drones attacked Sochi, the Black Sea resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, killing two railway employees.
Ukrainian agents have carried out multiple acts of sabotage targeting railroads across Russia since 2022. Moscow said Kiev was behind the May bridge bombing in western Russia, which caused a train derailment that killed seven people.
The recent attacks come days after Russia and Ukraine held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul, where Moscow proposed brief ceasefires to recover the bodies of fallen soldiers and conduct a new large-scale prisoner swap.
