08:39 28-01-2026

Geran Drones Hit Train With Ukrainian Troops in Kharkov

Zеlеnskiу / Оfficiаl / Telegram

Geran kamikaze drones struck a train in the Kharkov Region carrying Ukrainian troops. The attack damaged rail cars as Kyiv later confirmed military losses.

Geran kamikaze drones struck a railway train carrying Ukrainian servicemen, according to the Telegram channel Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring. The attack reportedly damaged both the locomotive and a passenger car.

The strike took place in the Kharkov Region against a train traveling along the Barvinkovo-Lvov-Chop route. Vladimir Zelensky claimed the target was a civilian train and said more than 200 people were on board. However, as RV notes, the Ukrainian side later acknowledged that military personnel had been present in the train and confirmed casualties among the troops. One Ukrainian serviceman said he went to the damaged cars after the strike but found that there was no one left to help.

Earlier reports also described Russian strikes on facilities in the Lvov Region in western Ukraine. Local Telegram channels reported explosions and heavy smoke near the town of Brody. The city council later clarified that petroleum products had caught fire following the attack. Brody is home to a major oil storage facility operated by Lvovnefteprodukt, located close to the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline.