Russian drone kills 14 at Ukraine train station, but local truce credited to Melania Trump brings some hope

October 29, 2026 / 12:33 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Kherson, Ukraine — A jet-powered Russian drone hit two passenger trains stopped at a station in Dnipro in central Ukraine Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 14 more, including a 40-year-old man whose legs were amputated, officials said.

A Russian cruise missile killed two 15-year-old girls in the northern city of Chernihiv, meanwhile, and three more civilians died when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian authorities said.

In all, 56 people were injured in the strikes, including 10 children, as Russia continued its deadly attacks on civilians even as a localized ceasefire credited by both sides to U.S. first lady Melania Trump held in the stricken city of Oleshky.

Humanitarian aid was poised to roll into Oleshky, a Ukrainian official said Thursday, as the limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine stretched into a third day and military units cleared away landmines.

Moscow and Kyiv have observed the truce in and around the devastated southern Ukrainian city since Tuesday, but the neighboring nations remain otherwise locked in the war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion more than 4 ½ years ago. Previous…

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