Ukraine–Russia

Russian drone hits Lozova–Kharkiv train at Lymanivka, killing two

ATTACK
Location
Lymanivka station, Lozova community, Kharkiv Oblast
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Notable

A Russian drone struck a Lozova–Kharkiv electric train at Lymanivka station on 23 August 2026. The train had been stopped and most passengers evacuated, but some people remained nearby. Lozova mayor Serhii Zelenskyi said two women were killed, one of them a 34-year-old mother of an 11-year-old girl who was also burned; five others were injured.

  • Fatalities: Best 2 · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Russian drone hits train in Kharkiv Oblast: several killed and injured

Verification: Confirmed

Evidence: Russian drone hits train in Kharkiv Oblast: several killed and injured

Minister and Lozova mayor. Distinct from the same-day Zhytomyr–Odesa locomotive strike.