Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"Today in the Odesa region, the Russians once again destroyed an ordinary passenger train locomotive with a jet-powered drone. There were 340 people on the train. And whoever was operating that drone certainly could not have been unaware that the target was entirely civilian. As of now, unfortunately, we know that the locomotive engineer and his assistant were killed in the strike. My condolences to their families and loved ones. There were also strikes overnight in 11 regions – the Russians used more than 130 attack drones," Zelensky said.

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He noted that Russian forces strike ordinary peopleєs lives simply for the sake of terror.

"Unfortunately, far from every such attack receives a strong response from the world. More air defense support and more pressure on Russia are needed if the world is serious about stopping this war in Europe," Zelensky said.

As reported, a Russian jet-powered drone struck a passenger train in the Odesa region on August 13. According to preliminary information, the driver and his assistant were killed. A total of 340 passengers and the train crew were evacuated to a safe location, with no other casualties reported among them. Buses have been arranged to transport the passengers to Odesa.

Photo: Odesa Regional Military Administration