Russian drone hits empty passenger train in Ukraine's south, deputy PM says

March 4 (Reuters) - A ⁠Russian drone hit an empty passenger ⁠train in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region ‌early on Wednesday, injuring a railway worker, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said. Read full story March 4 (Reuters) - A ⁠Russian drone hit an empty passenger ⁠train in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region ‌early on Wednesday, injuring a railway worker, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said.He added that there was also ​an attempted Russian drone ⁠attack on a train ⁠operating between the eastern-central city of Dnipro and ⁠Kovel ‌in the northwest late on Tuesday, but it was stopped by ⁠railway workers and the drone hit ​a few ‌metres away from the locomotive.Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukrainian national ⁠railways, ​said that Russia had intensified drone attacks on railway infrastructure, and that rolling stock was ⁠among the main targets.It reported ​that 18 strikes had been recorded since the start of March, damaging 41 facilities.Locomotives, freight ⁠cars and specialised equipment used to repair infrastructure have also been targeted, the operator said, and railway depots and bridges had ​also come under attack this ⁠month.A Russian drone attack on a commuter ​train in Dnipropetrovsk region ‌killed one person and wounded ​seven more people on Monday.(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Kate Mayberry) Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report!