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Russia strikes Ukraine: Drone explodes mid-street in Kyiv, train with 340 passengers hit in Odessa

Russia launched 133 drones at Ukraine, hitting a passenger train in Odessa and sending debris crashing onto a Kyiv street in dramatic new footage.

Russia strikes Ukraine: Drone explodes mid-street in Kyiv, train with 340 passengers hit in Odessa
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Military clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue unabated, with significant strikes reported in Kyiv and Odessa over the past several hours. According to Ukrainian authorities, Russia launched 133 drones, of which Ukrainian air defenses managed to intercept 111.


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A video circulating on social media on Thursday morning (08/13) offers a stark reminder of the constant danger Ukrainian civilians face every day. The footage, filmed in Kyiv, shows a Russian Geran-2 drone engulfed in flames after being intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses, with its debris crashing down in the middle of a busy boulevard — narrowly missing passing vehicles.


Clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue

Meanwhile, a Russian Shahed drone struck the locomotive of a passenger train in the Odessa region, killing both the driver and his assistant, according to Oleksandr Pertsovskyy, Chairman of the Board of Ukrainian Railways.

The attack occurred on Thursday morning as the train was approaching a station where passengers were preparing to disembark following a drone threat alert. “Unfortunately, I must share the most devastating news: based on the information currently available to us, this attack left no chance for our locomotive crew — the driver and his assistant,” Pertsovskyy stated.


Train attack

The train was carrying 340 passengers, all of whom were safely evacuated with no injuries reported among them. Passengers were subsequently transported to Odessa by bus. Pertsovskyy noted that the crew had been attempting to bring the train to a stop and allow passengers to disembark safely when the drone executed a sudden maneuver, leaving them no time to react.

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