On the afternoon of October 22, Russian troops attacked a passenger electric train in Kharkiv with a drone. The strike caused a fire in the head carriage of the train. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) reported this.
After the drone strike, the head carriage of the electric train caught fire. Fire and rescue units arrived at the scene and began extinguishing the fire.
Despite the ongoing threat of repeated Russian strikes, rescuers managed to completely extinguish the fire. The SESU confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the attack.
The agency also released a video of the response to the shelling. Information on the extent of damage to the rolling stock and possible changes to the schedule of suburban trains has not yet been provided.
Russian troops continue to attack railway infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast. Earlier, on October 21, "Kurs Ukrainy" reported on a series of strikes on energy, water supply, and railway facilities in the region. Head of the regional police, Petro Tokar, stated that attacks on transport and utility infrastructure are systematic.
