Russian Strike Hits Passenger Train in Ukraine, Causing Casualties

A handout photo made available by the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces shows servicemen of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade hold their training with drones before their dispatch to the positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, 30 August 2025 amid the ongoing Russian invasion.  EPA/65th Mechanized Brigade / HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces shows servicemen of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade hold their training with drones before their dispatch to the positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, 30 August 2025 amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/65th Mechanized Brigade / HANDOUT
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Russian Strike Hits Passenger Train in Ukraine, Causing Casualties

A handout photo made available by the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces shows servicemen of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade hold their training with drones before their dispatch to the positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, 30 August 2025 amid the ongoing Russian invasion.  EPA/65th Mechanized Brigade / HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces shows servicemen of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade hold their training with drones before their dispatch to the positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, 30 August 2025 amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/65th Mechanized Brigade / HANDOUT

A Russian strike hit a passenger train in Ukraine's northern Sumy region causing casualties among the passengers, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Saturday.

Hryhorov said the Russian attack had targeted a railway station, and that a train heading to Kyiv had been hit, Reuters said.

No figure was given for the number of casualties, but the governor posted a picture of a burning passenger carriage and said medics and rescuers were working on the scene.

Moscow has stepped up its air strike campaign on Ukraine's railway infrastructure, hitting it almost every day over the last two months.