Dnipro Station Hit Again as Russian Strikes Spark Fire

Russian forces again struck Dnipro’s railway station on the evening of Friday, Oct. 30, sparking a fire and wounding a woman, regional authorities said, as the city faced another attack on its passenger rail hub. Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said medics were taking the wounded woman to hospital.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “The enemy has again struck the railway station in Dnipro. A fire broke out there,” he said. Ukrzaliznytsia separately confirmed that Russian forces had carried out several targeted strikes on the station during the evening. The railway operator said evacuation had been announced in advance and passengers and employees were in shelters. Its initial statement reported no casualties among those groups, while Hanzha’s update identified one wounded woman. Neither statement specified the weapon used in the evening attack. The claim circulating on local channels that a jet-powered Shahed was involved has not been confirmed in those official accounts. Passengers shelter underground Ukrzaliznytsia said it had set up areas for extended stays in the station’s underground spaces as passengers waited through the danger. The company asked everyone at the station to remain in shelter until the air raid alert ended. Passengers whose journeys were not essential were encouraged to postpone their trips. The operator said tickets could be returned for a 100% refund, allowing passengers to choose another travel date. Other Topics of Interest ‘I Won’t Hold Back’: Estonian PM Refuses to Soften Criticism of Putin Kristen Michal said he would keep speaking bluntly about Russia after a report that Pentagon officials urged Baltic allies to tone down their rhetoric. The initial evening statement did not provide a detailed assessment of damage to the station or a revised timetable for affected services. It focused on evacuation, shelter arrangements and options for passengers who could defer travel. Earlier attacks already disrupt journeys The evening strikes followed renewed attacks on the station overnight into Oct. 30. Ukrzaliznytsia chief Oleksandr Pertsovskyi had reported repeated strikes and regional power outages, saying railway staff were helping passengers and arranging solutions for disrupted journeys. He said train managers were gathering information about passengers’ connections so that alternatives could be offered. He also stressed that departures depended on safety conditions. Substantial delays were already being reported before the evening attack. On Friday morning, Dnepr.info reported, citing railway information, that the Dnipro-Lviv service No. 127/128 was running 16 hours and 15 minutes late. Services from Dnipro to Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk were each listed as delayed by 14 hours and 20 minutes. Those figures describe the morning disruption, rather than the consequences of the evening strikes. Elsewhere in Dnipro earlier on Oct. 30, an attack damaged at least five apartment buildings and a school, Mayor Borys Filatov said. Municipal services and charities were deployed to assess damage and assist residents. Oct. 29 platform strike kills 15 The latest attack came a day after a Russian jet-powered drone struck a railway platform where train No. 866, bound for Zaporizhzhia, was standing. The death toll from that attack rose to 15 after another wounded man died in hospital, Hanzha said on Oct. 30. Five railway employees were among those killed, according to Ukrzaliznytsia memorial accounts reported by Suspilne. They included staff helping passengers reach shelter and an engine driver returning home while on leave. Following the deadly attack, Ukrzaliznytsia announced a review of its safety protocols. The company said it had issued warnings and ordered an evacuation before the drone hit, but people remained near the train at the time of impact. The Oct. 29 station strike was part of a series of deadly daytime attacks across Ukraine. Two 15-year-old girls were killed in Chernihiv, while strikes in Kremenchuk killed three people. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.