Russian drone attack on passenger train is an ‘act of terrorism,’ Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian onslaught drones struck a civilian rider bid successful the Kharkiv portion connected Tuesday, sidesplitting astatine slightest 4 radical successful what helium called an "act of terrorism."

"In immoderate country, a drone onslaught connected a civilian bid would beryllium regarded successful the aforesaid mode – purely arsenic an enactment of terrorism. There would beryllium nary uncertainty astir the classification, neither successful Europe, nor successful America, nor successful the Arab world, nor successful China, nor anyplace else," helium wrote successful a station connected X. "There is, and tin be, nary subject justification for sidesplitting civilians successful a bid carriage."

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday connected Telegram that the fig of confirmed fatalities had risen to five, with 2 radical injured and 1 antheral reported missing.

Oleksiy Kuleba, Ukraine’s lawman premier minister, said 3 Russian drones were utilized successful the onslaught connected the train, which was carrying much than 200 people.

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Firefighters enactment to enactment retired a occurrence aft Russian drones deed a rider bid successful the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, connected Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP)

Eighteen passengers were wrong the carriage deed by 1 of the drones, helium added.

The onslaught followed trilateral talks betwixt Moscow, Kyiv and Washington successful Abu Dhabi implicit the play that were aimed astatine ending the astir four-year war.

U.S. peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff said the meetings were "very constructive" and plans were being made for the sides to conscionable again this week.

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A warfare transgression authoritative and a constabulary serviceman enactment adjacent a rider bid deed by a Russian drone onslaught successful the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, connected Jan. 27, 2026. (Press Service Of Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office/Handout via Reuters)

"President Trump and his full squad are dedicated to bringing bid to this war," Witkoff said.

Russia has continued to onslaught Kyiv’s vigor infrastructure during negotiations, leaving thousands of residents without powerfulness and vigor arsenic wintertime conditions persist.

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Veterans of Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade service escaped blistery meals to residents without energy successful a residential country of Kyiv connected Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Danylo Antoniuk/AP)

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Zelenskyy said important outages stay crossed the region, with hundreds of residential buildings successful 3 districts of the superior inactive without heating contempt ongoing repair efforts.

"Repair crews are moving astatine maximum capacity. Crews from astir crossed the full state person been deployed to assist," helium noted.