Ukrainian drone kills three Russian Railways workers at rail station

Source: Russian Railways

Three Russian Railways employees were killed when a Ukrainian drone struck a switcher locomotive at Unecha station in the Bryansk region, the company said.

The dead were identified as engineer Yevgeny Kozhanov, assistant engineer Vyacheslav Kharitoncik, and his son, car inspector Daniil Kharitoncik.

Russian Railways reported no damage beyond the casualties. Local authorities said only that the strike had hit a transportation infrastructure facility.

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