A Ukrainian drone struck a passenger train traveling between Moscow and Simferopol in Crimea on June 8, killing the assistant driver and injuring the driver [1, 2]. The drone precisely hit the locomotive, causing severe damage to the engine cabin, according to reports [2].
Passengers aboard the train were unharmed despite the strike affecting the locomotive. Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian-installed governor of Crimea, confirmed the attack on Telegram, stating, "Passengers on the train were not harmed despite the attack affecting the locomotive" [1].
The incident took place amid a rise in Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Crimean infrastructure. Recent attacks have included fuel facilities, leading to fuel rationing in the region [1]. Earlier on June 8, drone raid sirens sounded in Novorossiysk, a Russian port near Crimea, signaling heightened alert [1].
Crimea has been under Russian control since its annexation in 2014 following political upheaval in Ukraine [1]. Russian authorities have launched investigations and initiated follow-up measures related to the train attack [2].
