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strike2026-06-08 08:00 UTC🇺🇦 Crimea (exact location not specified), on the Moscow–Simferopol rail route
Drones reportedly strike Moscow–Simferopol passenger train, killing assistant driver
A Russian milblog claims Ukrainian drones attacked the Moscow–Simferopol passenger train on the morning of 8 June, hitting the locomotive. The assistant driver was reportedly killed and the driver wounded; passengers were evacuated and some rail traffic in Crimea was suspended.
DETAILS
Type
strike
Occurred
2026-06-08 08:00
Reported
2026-06-08
Location
Crimea (exact location not specified), on the Moscow–Simferopol rail route
Coordinates
45.2835, 34.2008
Killed
1
Wounded
1
Confidence
58 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Locomotive reportedly hit/disabled; rail operator reportedly evacuated passengers and suspended some train movements in Crimea.
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