Ukrainian drone strike kills one, sets fire to train station in Rostov, says Moscow

Russia's defence ministry says 74 drones were downed overnight, including 22 over the Rostov region. In the town of Salsk, a car was damaged as a result of the attack, killing the driver.

Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on 1 May 2025. | Stringer | Reuters

Reuters: Multiple Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia’s southern Rostov region have left one person dead, sparked a fire and suspended train traffic at a railway station, Russian authorities said on Tuesday.

Russia’s defence ministry, which reports only how many drones were destroyed, not how many Ukraine launched, said its defence units downed a total of 74 drones overnight, including 22 over the Rostov region.

In the town of Salsk, a car was damaged as a result of the attack, killing the driver, Rostov’s acting governor, Yuri Slyusar, said on the Telegram messaging app.

A stationary freight train caught fire and power was disrupted at the train station in Salsk, forcing the suspension of train traffic, Russia’s Railways said on Telegram.

Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which has often said that its attacks inside Russia are in response to Moscow’s relentless strikes on Ukraine.

Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia started with its full-scale invasion in 2022.

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