Translated material
War
One thousand three hundred nineteenth day. Russia hit the station in Shostka, Sumy region. One person died, dozens were injured
Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters in our daily materials because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. How do you feel about the ongoing war? How is it affecting you personally right now? How has your attitude to what is happening, to Russia, to Ukraine, to the world changed over these three years of war? Find the feedback form at the end of this article. You can read the previous day's review here .
Ukraine
Russia hit a passenger train in the Sumy region. One person died, about 30 people were injured
The Russian armed forces attacked the railway station in the city of Shostka, Sumy region, on October 4, said the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Grigorov.
Russian drones attacked the station at about 11:50 a.m., the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine said . The first drone hit the locomotive of the Tereshchinskaya-Novgorod-Seversky commuter train, said the Minister of Communities and Territories Alexei Kuleba. When the evacuation began at the station, Russia hit the Kyiv-Shostka train standing at the station, Kuleba said.
The moment of impact was captured on eyewitness video.
Update. One person died, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported . The body of a deceased 71-year-old man was found in the carriage of one of the trains, the prosecutor's office said .
Passengers and railway workers were injured, Kuleba said. About 30 people were injured, Oksana Tarasyuk, head of the Shostka administration, told Suspilna. Among the wounded are three children, the press service of the railway carrier Ukrzaliznytsia reported . As of 13:00, it is known that eight wounded were hospitalized, the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine reported.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, commenting on the attack on the station, said that Russia is carrying out “terror that the world has no right to ignore”:
Brutal Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region. All the necessary services are already in place and have begun to provide assistance to people. All information about the victims is being clarified. Dozens of people are already known to have been injured. Previously, both Ukrzaliznytsya employees and passengers were at the site of the impact.
The Russians could not help but know that they were hitting civilians. And this is terror that the world has no right to ignore. Every day Russia takes lives of people. And only force can make them stop this. We have heard strong statements from Europe and America, and it is high time to turn them into reality. Together, together with everyone who does not believe that murder and terror are normal. Talking is not enough now. Strong action is needed.
At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces struck the critical infrastructure of the Sumy region, due to which Shostka was completely de-energized, in addition, electricity was partially lost in the Shostka region, Sumyoblenergo reported . In Shostka, the supply of electricity, gas and water has been disrupted, said the head of the city, Nikolai Noga.
Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine began an investigation under the article on violation of the laws and customs of war (part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
War through the eyes of Meduza readers
How we choose letters
Meduza's readers live in different countries and have different attitudes towards the war. We publish your letters to see this event through your eyes. Our editors try to present all points of view, even if they do not coincide with the editorial position. However, in accordance with the Meduza code, we do not publish messages that contain “hate speech,” justify the murder of civilians, or express direct support for an aggressive war.
Anonymous reader. I read these letters almost every day and often see smart and humane people in them. This helps one not to slip into cynicism, not to become ossified, not to succumb to the illusion that dystopia has (sorry) drowned everything human.
There are people, many people, Ukrainians and Russians, who do not smolder from anger, who do not bury themselves in useless guilt, who are not ready to gnaw at their own and their neighbor’s throats out of impotence. Instead, they find the strength to live - I don’t know where some people get it from. But they are my heroes. They give hope, if not for a bright future, then at least that no one can kill humanity. This means that it makes sense to live until this very future.