Europe 1 with AFP 9:35 p.m., August 24, 2022, modified at 9:37 p.m., August 24, 2022
“I have just received information about a Russian missile strike on a station in the Dnipropetrovsk region, right on the wagons at the Chaplino station,” Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council.
According to him, "at least 15 people were killed and about 50 injured".
At least 15 people were killed and 50 injured on Wednesday in a Russian strike that hit a train station in central Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced before the UN Security Council.
"I just received information about a Russian missile strike on a train station in the Dnipropetrovsk region, right on the wagons at Chaplino station. Four passenger wagons are on fire," Volodymyr Zelensky said at the start of his speech. .
According to him, "at least 15 people were killed and about 50 injured".
"Rescuers are working on the spot, but the death toll can unfortunately increase. It's our everyday life," added Volodymyr Zelensky.
A strike on Ukrainian Independence Day
The strike comes as Ukraine celebrates Independence Day, which commemorates its separation from the USSR in 1991. It also comes as the country enters its seventh month of war against Russia, which began on February 24. .
Volodymyr Zelensky had assured earlier Wednesday that Ukraine would fight "to the end".
While the bulk of the fighting today is in eastern and southern Ukraine, where neither side appears to be making progress, Russia regularly strikes Ukrainian cities with long-range missiles, according to kyiv.