Ukraine said on Wednesday that those killed were civilians. On Thursday, Russia says it was behind the attack and that it was aimed at Ukrainian military personnel. It was the railway station in Chaplyne in the Dnipropetrovsk region in southeast Ukraine that was attacked on Wednesday. – As a result of a direct hit by an Iskander missile against the Chaplyne railway station, more than 200 members of the reserve forces of Ukraine were killed. This was claimed by the Russian Ministry of Defense in its daily briefing on Thursday. Russia further said that the soldiers were on their way to the front line in eastern Ukraine. Neither the number of over 200 nor that it was Ukrainian soldiers has been confirmed by other sources. Ukrainian authorities say that 25 civilians were killed in the attack. Being used to transport military equipment Head of the Ukraine program Tom Røseth at the Norwegian Defense Academy says that Russia has also previously attacked the railway network in Ukraine and the associated power grid. He says that it is mainly because the railway is also a method of transport for heavy military material. – We can assume that this railway station is used to transport weapons systems to the front in the east, says Røseth. – In war, such goals quickly become legitimate, but it is also a question of what becomes legitimate in this war with such an aggressor, he continues. Children among those killed A child is said to be among the dead after the Russian attack. Photos shared by the Kyiv Independent, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and adviser Anton Gerashenko in the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs are said to show the destruction at the railway station. The pictures show a bombed-out train and a bombed-out car. Smoke rises from the ruins of what is supposed to be the railway station. – The rocket attack was aimed at the carriages at Chaplyne train station. Four train cars are on fire, Zelenskyy said when he addressed the UN Security Council on Wednesday. According to Anton Gerashenko, the photo should show the destruction at the railway station where 22 people are said to have been killed in a Russian attack. Photo: Anton Gerashenko A child among those killed There he claimed that this was Russia’s way of preparing for the Security Council meeting. In addition to the Security Council meeting, Wednesday 24 August is the 6-month anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the latest update to the UN Office for Human Rights, the war has claimed over 13,000 civilian lives. According to President Zelenskyj, an 11-year-old child will be among those killed. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has also shared photos that will show the destruction after the attack on the railway station. Photo: Dmytro Kuleba National day celebrated The BBC writes that the railway station is located in an area Russian forces have been moving towards for a long time, between the Donetsk region and the city of Zaporizhzhya. According to the Kyiv Independent, Zelenskyj had warned in advance that Russia would do something “extra brutal” on Independence Day. Elsewhere in the country there was a celebration on Wednesday. August 24 is the day Ukraine became independent from the Soviet Union 35 years ago and Ukraine’s national day. Despite airplane alarms and wartime, people in the capital Kyiv took to the streets to mark their independence. According to Anton Gerashenko, the photo should show the destruction at the railway station after a Russian attack. According to President Zelenskyj, the rescue work is still ongoing. Photo: Anton Gerashenko
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