Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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World
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Thirteen people have been killed after a Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform at Dnipro railway station in the country's north, Ukrainian officials have said.
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officials → publish → north
Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said at least 10 others were wounded in the attack, including an 11-year-old boy.
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others → say → boy
According to the Ukrainian railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, a train headed for Zaporizhzhia was at one of the platforms in Dnipro when the drone hit.
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drone → accord → Dnipro
Moscow has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's large railway network but it denies deliberately targeting civilians.
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it → target → civilians
Elsewhere in Ukraine, two girls aged 15 were killed in a Russian missile attack on the centre of Chernihiv city, in the north of the country, regional head Vyacheslav Chaus said.
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Chaus → age → country
At least 11 others, including more children, were injured, he added.
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he → include → children
In Dnipro, an elevated threat level was announced ahead of Thursday's strike, according to Ukraine Railways head Oleksandr Pertsovsky.
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level → announce → Pertsovsky
"But unfortunately there were still a large number of people on the platform," he said.
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he → be → platform
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said the incident was a tragedy, adding that a drone hit a civilian electric train.
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drone → say → train
Pictures from the Ukrainian rescue services show a large hole ripped in a platform strewn with blurred-out bodies, near a blast-damaged train with smashed windows.
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Pictures → show → windows
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "the Russians used a drone to attack a platform where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing."
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train → say → platform
He called for further US, European and G7 sanctions on Russia following the incident and repeated his criticism of a controversial deal struck earlier this month between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which eased some sanctions on Russia, allowing the US to import Russian diesel.
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US → call → diesel
The strikes came during efforts to uphold a fragile local ceasefire in the besieged city of Oleshky - which has been under Russian occupation since 2022 and where residents have been trapped without food, water, medicine and electricity.
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residents → come → food
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Telegram the truce was holding into a third day, and he had "set out with the Ukrainian delegation towards Oleshky" through Belarus and Russia.
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he → say → Belarus
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow whilst the city hosts the Russia-Africa Summit, the Tass news agency has reported.
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agency → condemn → Summit
The summit is a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries.
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summit → attend → countries
The mayor of Moscow said 613 Ukrainian drones were launched overnight towards the region, most of which were shot down during their flight.
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most → say → flight
Russia's defence ministry has always denied targeting Ukrainian civilians and says its attacks on railways target the infrastructure used to transport military personnel and equipment.
However, the dangers to passengers are very real.
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dangers → deny → passengers
Attacks on Ukraine's rolling stock and stations have risen sharply.
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Attacks → roll → stock
Of the 521 locomotives hit since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, almost 60% have been his this year, according to statistics released by Ukrzaliznytsia supplied to AFP news agency.
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% → hit → agency
Overall attacks on railway facilities have risen from 1,206 in 2025 to 1,700 so far this year.
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attacks → rise → 1,700
There appears to have been a wider assault on Ukraine's infrastructure in recent weeks, with two bridges attacked in Kyiv, and a metro train hit during one of the strikes.
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train → appear → strikes