Russian Strikes Kill 27 Civilians in Ukraine

Between October 29 and 30, Russian strikes killed at least 27 civilians and injured 127 across Ukraine, according to a Kyiv Independent tally of regional reports. The deadliest attack occurred at a railway station in Dnipro, where a drone struck a platform as a passenger train prepared to leave for Zaporizhzhia.

The Air Force reported that four Russian jet-powered drones targeted Dnipro on October 29, with three shot down. The fourth drone hit the station, killing at least 15 and injuring 14, according to Dnipropetrovsk Governor Oleksandr Hanzha. President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that the attack targeted a platform where regular commuter trains were stopped.

In central Chernihiv, a strike killed two 15-year-old girls, Yana Peshkova and Mariia Mozhova, who were students at Chernihiv Lyceum No. 1. Regional military administration head Viacheslav Chaus reported 37 people sought medical help, including five children, and eight remained hospitalized. Damage was reported to businesses, homes, schools, and vehicles.

In Poltava Oblast, a drone strike on an apartment building in Kremenchuk killed three people and injured 32, including six children. Both Chernihiv and Kremenchuk observed a day of mourning on October 30. In Kyiv, overnight missile and drone attacks killed one person and injured another, damaging a residential building and setting a non-residential building on fire.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported 1,590 Russian personnel losses on October 29, bringing the total to about 1,586,500. Ukrainian forces struck an Iskander-M launcher near Fatezh in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, along with ammunition depots in occupied Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk oblasts, and repair facilities in Luhansk. Ukraine’s Navy said Neptune missiles destroyed two Su-34 fighter-bombers at Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd region.

Ukraine’s UN Ambassador Andrii Melnyk requested an emergency Security Council meeting over the Dnipro, Chernihiv, and Kremenchuk attacks. The European Commission will disburse €45 billion in 2027 under its Ukraine Support Loan, with €31.7 billion for Ukraine’s defense industry.