Russia Hits Ukraine Railways in Near-Record 753-Drone Strike

Russia launched a massive drone attack involving more than 750 UAVs, with 23 hits on railway facilities across Ukraine, damaging key infrastructure. While most drones were intercepted, several hits were recorded, highlighting the growing scale and persistence of Russia’s aerial campaign. The strike comes amid a broader surge in drone warfare. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied This handout photograph posted on the official Telegram channel of Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba on October 4, 2025, shows a burning train carriage following a drone attack in Shostka, Sumy region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @OleksiiKuleba / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russia launched a massive drone assault targeting Ukraine’s railway network, with 23 strikes recorded on infrastructure as part of a broader attack involving hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Ukrainian officials said. On Tuesday, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn said trains were halted and passengers evacuated in advance, preventing casualties among travelers, according to Ukrinform . Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “As a result of the attack, we have 23 hits on railway facilities. No injuries/deaths of passengers were allowed. The trains were stopped by the monitoring team, evacuated ahead of time,” Lytvyn said. However, civilians were killed in a related incident. According to Lytvyn, two railway workers who were off duty died in the city of Zdolbuniv, while another person was injured. The strikes caused extensive damage to infrastructure, including three locomotives, seven suburban cars, eight freight wagons, five traction substations, five depots, and two bridges, he said. Earlier this year , Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia restricted the publication of train schedules and routes to reduce the risk of Russian strikes, after previous attacks relied on predictable movements. The railway strikes were part of a wider drone offensive. In a statement on Telegram , Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 750 attack drones in a single operation, with around 710 shot down by air defenses, using the territory of Belarus and Moldova for the flight towards Ukraine. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine Drone Strike Halts Russia’s Perm Oil Refinery Deep in Urals Ukraine’s drone strike on Russia’s Perm region halted operations at the Lukoil-operated refinery after fires and equipment damage. Primary processing units were shut down, with repairs expected to take weeks. The attack is part of Kyiv’s ongoing campaign against Russian oil infrastructure to weaken war funding. The scale of the attacks reflects a growing reliance on drone warfare. According to data, Russia launched 6,583 long‑range drones in the past month, about two percent more than in March, which was also a record at the time. Ukrainian defenses intercepted approximately 88 percent of drones and missiles in April, following a previous record in March when 906 drones were destroyed during a 24-hour period, highlighting a sharp rise in both the volume of attacks and interception rates. For comparison, the largest single overnight attack occurred in September 2025 , when Russia launched 805 drones, with Ukraine intercepting 751 targets within several hours. Despite the high interception rate, strikes still hit 37 locations across the country. The latest assault underscores both the intensity of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure and Ukraine’s growing reliance on air defense systems to counter increasingly large‑scale drone campaigns. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.