Ukrainian officials reported on August 8 that Russian strikes hit civilian and logistics infrastructure in Chernihiv, Odesa, and Kyiv oblasts, and a passenger train in Sumy Oblast.
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Russian forces struck civilian and logistics infrastructure in Chernihiv, Odesa, and Kyiv oblasts; a passenger train in Sumy Oblast; and gas stations in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
A Russian drone attacked the Sumy-Kyiv passenger train in the Sumy district on the morning of 8 August.
The strike damaged the locomotive and caused a fire inside it.
Early reports indicate that nobody was injured.
Russian forces deliberately targeted the locomotive in the morning.
A Russian drone struck a passenger train traveling from Sumy to Kyiv on Aug. 8.
The drone hit the locomotive and a fire erupted.
One railcar sustained damage.
A Russian UAV struck the locomotive of the Sumy-Kyiv passenger train; no casualties were reported, though one railcar sustained damage.
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