Russian drones attacked a Ukrainian station on Saturday, killing one person and injuring dozens of people. Moscow was attacked by Ukrainian railways and power grids before the winter since the full invasion.
Ukrainian President Voldimi Zelensky said at least 30 people were injured in the “savage” attack following the attack on Shostka, a Kiev city located northeast of Kiev (43 miles) about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the Russian border. Hours later, local prosecutors said the 71-year-old man was found dead in one of the wrecked carriages.
Russia attacked two passenger trains quickly and in succession, first targeting local commuter services, and then one tied up to Kiev, said Olexi Kleba, Ukrainian deputy prime minister and reconstruction minister. He said the second drone was hit while evacuation was underway.
Oleksandr Pertsovsky, head of Ukrazaryznitya, the Ukrainian national railway operator, called the strike “a vulgar attack aimed at halting communication with the frontline community.”
“This is one of Russia’s most cruel tactics. It’s the so-called “double tap” when the second strike hits rescuers and evacuated people,” Ukrainian top diplomat Andrisibikh said according to a telegram post by the Foreign Ministry.
Both Zelenskyy and local governor Oleh Hryhorov posted what they said was a picture of a scene showing a burning passenger carriage. According to Hryhorov, the drone strike also knocked out the power source of Shostoka, which was home to more than 70,000 people before the war.
Moscow’s Pammers Ukraine Railways and Power Networks
Moscow recently stepped up airstrikes on Ukrainian railway networks. This has been essential for military transport for the past two months and has attacked it almost every day. Like the previous year since the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022the Kremlin also stepped up its attack on Ukrainian power grid. This calls for an attempt to weaponize the approaching winter by denial of civilian heat, light and running water.
One night on Saturday Russian drone The missiles slammed Ukrainian power grid again, the Ukrainian energy company said the day after officials explained it The biggest attack on Ukraine’s natural gas facilities Since the war began. According to area operator Chernichbobrenergo, Friday’s strike damaged an energy facility near Chernichv, west of Shostka, causing a blackout set to affect around 50,000 households.
According to Ukrainian officials, the attack had the largest natural gas facility so far targeted a natural gas facility run by Ukraine’s state-owned Naphthogaz Group.
Naftgers CEO Serhiy Koretzky said on Friday that the attack had no military purpose, but Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Swilydenko accused Moscow of “terrorizing civilians.” Moscow claimed a facility targeting strikes to support Kyiv’s war efforts.
The Russians fired 109 more drones and three ballistic missiles overnight, Ukrainian forces reported. He said 73 of the drone was sent from the fire down or course.
Russia is facing a fuel shortage, as it says it hits a massive refinery
Ukrainian forces on Saturday reported that it once again hit one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries. It said it caused an explosion and fire at the Kyosi refinery near St. Petersburg, more than 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
The refinery, run by Russian oil giant Surgutneftegas, produces nearly 17.7 million tonnes of crude oil per day (355,000 barrels per day), making it one of Russia’s top three products.
Telegram news channels from Russia and Ukraine have posted a video they say they were sent by residents near Kirisi city. They show drone-like objects ringing in the night sky illuminated by an orange glow, like lightning explodes in the background.
On Saturday, local Governor Alexander Drosdenko reported that seven drones were shot down in the night near Kirisi. He said the fire was put out in the “industrial zone” without specifying anything commenting on the damage or damage.
According to Russian officials, Ukraine repeatedly attacked the Kirisi refinery.
Russia remains the second largest oil exporter in the world. However, Moscow moved to suspend gasoline exports after maintaining seasonal rise in demand and a strike on Ukrainian drone It has caused a shortage in recent months.
French journalist was killed in eastern Ukraine
Elsewhere, Russian drone strikes were reporting from the frontlines in eastern Ukraine late Friday, killing French photojournalists.
Antoni Larikan, 37, died near the town of Durzkivka in the Donetsk region, according to a Facebook post by the fourth separate mechanized brigade. The strike also wounded Ukrainian photographer Hryhory Ivanchenko, who accompanied him, the military said.
Lallican’s work was featured by many outlets in French and international media, including Le Monde, Le Figaro, Der Spiegel, and Die Zeit. He was nominated for the RSF Press Photography Award in 2024.
He is the 14th reporter and the fourth French citizen, covering the full-scale invasion of Russia’s Ukraine that began in 2022.
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