Ukrainian train hit by shelling just before boarding, train attendant wounded

Firefighters stand in front of the carriage of a passenger train damaged in Kherson
Firefighters stand in front of the carriage of a passenger train damaged in Kherson on May 3 AFP

A train at Kherson station was hit by Russian shelling just before boarding on Wednesday. A 24-year-old train attendant was severely injured, according to the Head of Ukrainian Railways passenger company Oleksandr Pertsovskyi. No fatalities or other wounded on the train have been reported, but during the heavy shelling, a total of 23 people were killed in the city of Kherson.

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Ukrainian train hit by shelling just before boarding, train attendant wounded

Firefighters stand in front of the carriage of a passenger train damaged in Kherson
Firefighters stand in front of the carriage of a passenger train damaged in Kherson on May 3 AFP

A train at Kherson station was hit by Russian shelling just before boarding on Wednesday. A 24-year-old train attendant was severely injured, according to the Head of Ukrainian Railways passenger company Oleksandr Pertsovskyi. No fatalities or other wounded on the train have been reported, but during the heavy shelling, a total of 23 people were killed in the city of Kherson.

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Author: Esther Geerts

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