--- title: "Drone strikes evacuation train in Kharkiv Oblast: two women killed, 11-year-old girl injured" description: "A Russian drone hit a freight car near the platform in the Lozovskyi district of Kharkiv Oblast, where an electric train for evacuation was standing. Two women were killed, five people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl in critical condition." date: 2026-08-23T15:40:02.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/drone-strike-on-evacuation-train-in-kharkiv-oblast tags: [ukraine, kharkiv, railway-attack, drone-strike, war-crime, national-police] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Drone strikes evacuation train in Kharkiv Oblast: two women killed, 11-year-old girl injured ![Train damaged by a drone strike in Kharkiv region: shattered windows, bent frames and blast marks on an evacuation train car](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/23/udar-po-poezdu-dlya-evakuatsii-v-harkovskoy-oblasti/udar-po-poezdu-dlya-evakuatsii-v-harkovskoy-oblasti-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - A drone hit a freight car near the platform in the Lozovskyi district, where an electric train for evacuation was standing; two women were killed and five people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl in critical condition. - The National Police of Ukraine is documenting the incident as a war crime and is providing medical assistance to the victims. - The incident is part of a series of strikes on civilian railway infrastructure: on August 13 a train was attacked in Odesa Oblast, and on August 22 a railway enterprise in Kyiv and a station in Odesa Oblast were struck. Russian military forces struck a railway station in the Lozovskyi district of Kharkiv Oblast with a drone. At the time of the attack, an electric train that had stopped to evacuate passengers was standing at the station. According to the National Police of Ukraine, as cited by RBC-Ukraine, two women were killed as a result of the impact, and five more people sustained injuries of varying severity. The police are classifying the incident as a war crime and are documenting its aftermath. ### Circumstances of the strike According to law enforcement reports, an enemy UAV hit a freight car near the platform in the Lozovskyi district. At that moment, an electric train was standing nearby, having stopped to ensure the evacuation of passengers. It was precisely in the impact zone that people were located, which led to the deaths of two women. Among the five injured is an 11-year-old girl, whose condition is assessed as critical. All the wounded are receiving the necessary medical care, according to police information. ### Police response and documentation of the crime The National Police of Ukraine is documenting the consequences of the attack, treating it as yet another war crime by the occupying forces. Damage to the cars and infrastructure is being recorded at the scene: the published footage shows shattered windows, deformed frames, and signs of fire near the train. Law enforcement officers continue their work to establish all the circumstances and consequences of the strike. ### Series of attacks on railway infrastructure The police remind that Russian occupying forces regularly carry out targeted strikes on Ukraine's civilian railway infrastructure and passenger trains. In particular, on August 13, 2026, a Russian "Shahed" drone deliberately hit a passenger train in Odesa Oblast, in which 340 people were aboard; the exact number of fatalities in that incident is not specified in the available materials. On the same day, in Odesa Oblast, locomotive equipment performing shunting work was attacked for the second time in a day. On August 22, 2026, the enemy struck a railway enterprise in Kyiv and a station in Odesa Oblast — in the capital, a railway worker was killed as a result of a ballistic strike. ### What is known about the aftermath At the time of publication, two fatalities and five injured have been confirmed, including a child in critical condition. Medical assistance is being provided to the victims, and the police are continuing the investigation and damage documentation. The incident in the Lozovskyi district once again underscores the systematic nature of strikes on civilian railway infrastructure and on trains used to evacuate the peaceful population. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Police report new details of the strike on the train in Kharkiv Oblast (photo)](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/politsiya-povidomila-novi-detali-udaru-potyagu-1787499248.html) - РБК-Украина со ссылкой на Национальную полицию: удар БпЛА по грузовому вагону у платформы Лозовского района, рядом электропоезд для эвакуации; 2 погибшие, 5 раненых (в т.ч. 11-летняя девочка в тяжёлом состоянии). Контекст: атаки 13.08 (поезд в Одесской области, 340 чел.) и 22.08 (ж/д предприятие в Киеве, вокзал в Одесской области). Точное число погибших 13.08 в источнике не указано. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who was injured as a result of the strike on the train in Kharkiv Oblast? **A:** According to the National Police, two women were killed, and five more people sustained injuries of varying severity. Among the victims is an 11-year-old girl in critical condition; all the wounded are receiving medical care. ### Q: What exactly was hit by the drone, and where was the train located? **A:** The drone hit a freight car near the platform in the Lozovskyi district. At that moment, an electric train that had stopped to evacuate passengers was standing nearby. ### Q: Is this incident an isolated one? **A:** No. The police point to regular strikes on civilian railway infrastructure: on August 13, 2026, a passenger train was attacked in Odesa Oblast, and on August 22, a railway enterprise in Kyiv and a station in Odesa Oblast were struck.