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Coverage dated August 13, 2026

2 killed in Russian drone strike on passenger train in Ukraine

Headline from The Brunswick News

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine has killed the train driver and his assistant, Ukrainian Railways said on Thursday. The 340 passengers on board were being evacuated, the…

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Train crew killed as Russian attacks kill at least 8, injure 50 across Ukraine over past day (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Russian attacks killed at least eight people and injured 50 others across Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Aug. 13. In Odesa Oblast, a Russian jet-powered attack drone hit a passenger train, killing the driver and his assistant, Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said i…

  2. Euromaidan Press

    Two railway workers killed: a Russian jet drone hit their train’s locomotive in Odesa Oblast (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    The jet-powered Shahed hit the locomotive as the train neared a station — the latest strike in Russia's campaign against Ukraine's railways.

  3. The Brunswick News

    2 killed in Russian drone strike on passenger train in Ukraine (opens The Brunswick News)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine has killed the train driver and his assistant, Ukrainian Railways said on Thursday. The 340 passengers on board were being evacuated, the…

  4. France 24

    Russian strike on Ukraine passenger train kills 2 (opens France 24)

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    A Russian drone attack on a train carrying hundreds of passengers in southern Ukraine killed two people on Thursday. Our correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze tells us more.

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