June 24, 2025 — A Russian missile strike hit dangerously close to a civilian passenger train traveling from Odesa to Dnipro, injuring several people, including children. The attack, part of a wider barrage on the city of Dnipro, also damaged carriages of a second train en route to Zaporizhzhia.
Passengers onboard were thrown into panic as the explosion shattered windows, tore through train cars, and turned a routine journey into a nightmare. Emergency services are working on-site, treating the wounded and documenting the aftermath.
A Deliberate Act of Terrorism Against Civilians
This latest strike is not an isolated event. It’s part of Russia’s systematic targeting of Ukrainian civilians and transport infrastructure. The attack on a civilian train is not a misfire — it is a calculated move in what has become Moscow’s playbook of rocket terrorism.
For over three years, the Kremlin has waged a war not just on military targets, but on schools, hospitals, apartment blocks — and now trains filled with families. These actions amount to nothing less than state-sponsored terrorism.
Eyewitness Accounts Reveal Chaos and Horror
Survivors describe scenes of devastation and fear. Children were among the wounded, with some trapped in mangled train cars. The blast left families screaming, people bloodied, and the entire station area cloaked in smoke and confusion.
Russia’s message is chillingly clear: no civilian is safe. From maternity wards to railway tracks, the Kremlin’s rockets have turned Ukraine’s daily life into a battlefield.
Civilian Transport Under Fire
The Dnipro strike threatens the very arteries that keep Ukraine moving. Railways are lifelines for evacuation, humanitarian aid, and family reunions. By attacking them, Moscow aims to paralyze the nation and wear down its will to survive.
This isn’t just an act of war — it’s an attempt to make normal life impossible for Ukrainians.
The West Must Act — Silence Is Complicity
The international community must no longer treat these crimes as “tragic consequences” of war. A missile strike on a civilian train is not collateral damage; it is a war crime. The images of wounded children in train carriages should be enough to prompt urgent global action.
It’s time for the G7, NATO, and democratic nations to respond with harsher sanctions, cut off loopholes, and formally recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Because without consequences, the cycle will only repeat — with more civilians, more children, in the crosshairs.
