Drones Strike Shostka Trains, Kill One, Injure Dozens

On Oct. 4 Russian drones struck two passenger trains at Shostka station in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, including children and rail staff, while emergency services worked at the scene. Videos posted by President Volodymyr Zelensky showed burning, mangled carriages, and Ukrainian officials called the strikes “brutal” and labeled them terrorism, saying Moscow could not have been unaware it hit civilians. Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovsky said the attack is part of an intensified campaign of near‑daily hits on rail infrastructure — about 40 major attacks since August — intended to isolate frontline and border communities ahead of winter, and warned drones have become more precise. Officials said locomotives and both a local commuter service and a Kyiv‑bound train were struck, a tactic they say aims to sow panic and disrupt connections; Russia denied deliberately targeting civilians. The assault came amid a broader wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian military and energy targets, raising concerns about Ukraine’s resilience as winter approaches.