Russian strike hits passenger train in Ukraine, causing casualties

No figure was given for the number of casualties, but the governor posted a picture of a burning passenger carriage and said medics and rescuers were working on the scene.

A representative image.

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A Russian strike hit a passenger train in Ukraine's northern Sumy region causing casualties among the passengers, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Saturday.

Hryhorov said the Russian attack had targeted a railway station, and that a train heading to Kyiv had been hit.

Moscow has stepped up its air strike campaign on Ukraine's railway infrastructure, hitting it almost every day over the last two months.