A Russian drone attack on a railway station in Sumy Oblast on Oct. 4 has injured at least 30 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

A drone struck the station in the city of Shostka, Sumy Oblast. Passengers and Ukrzaliznytsia workers were on the site at the moment of the attack, according to Zelensky.

Emergency services are on the scene, rescuers are assisting the injured, and the number of victims and the extent of the damage are being determined.

“The Russians could not have been unaware that they were striking civilians. And this is terror the world must not ignore,” Zelensky wrote on X.

A savage Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region. All emergency services are already on the scene and have begun helping people. All information about the injured is being established. So far, we know of at least 30 victims. Preliminary reports… pic.twitter.com/ZZoWfPmpL5

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 4, 2025

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