Russia attacks passenger train in Kharkiv region - five dead

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RF strike caused a fire in a train with 155 passengers, there are dead and injured people
prosecutor's office
08:26, 28.01.2026

Because of the Russian strike on the train "Chop - Kharkiv - Barvenkovo" in Kharkiv region 5 people were killed, there are wounded.



This was reported by the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office.

According to the investigation, on 27 January, near the village of Yazykovo in Barvenkivka territorial community of Izium district, Russian troops attacked a passenger train "Chop - Kharkiv - Barvenkivka".

Two hits were recorded near the train, another one - in the carriage. There was a fire.

According to the prosecutor's office, there were more than 155 passengers on the train.

The prosecutor's office reports that the Russian Federation used three attack drones, tentatively of the Geran-2 type.

There were 18 people in the carriage that was hit by one of the Russian drones.

According to the prosecutor's office, fragments of five bodies have been found.

The identification of the dead will be possible only after DNA forensic tests.

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Albina Trubenkova
Contributing journalist at SOCPORTAL.INFO

Journalist, publicist, and expert on European integration and Ukrainian-Polish dialogue. Author for several Polish media outlets, including the weekly Polityka, the online platform Oko.press, and others.

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