Russia attacks train stations in Lutsk, Fastiv and Kovel with Shahed drones
Nation12 September, 07:29 PM
Updated at 4:47 p.m. Rail cars caught fire in Lutsk after
the Russian strike, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. The fire has been
extinguished. The agency published photos from the site of the strike.
Volyn Oblast Military Administration head Roman Romaniuk warned at 3:31 p.m. that a large
number of Russian drones were heading toward Volyn Oblast.
Ukrzaliznytsia board chairman Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said
at 3:49 p.m. that Russian forces were attacking Ukrzaliznytsia and had struck
Lutsk and Fastiv. He said passengers and staff had been evacuated in advance
and no one was injured.
Local social media channels posted video of a train fire in
Lutsk after a Shahed drone strike.
The Kovel Online Telegram channel reported a large-scale attack by
Shahed drones on railway infrastructure in Kovel. Suspilne reported explosions in the
city.
Air raid alerts remained in effect in Volyn and Rivne
oblasts because of the Shahed drone attack.