On October 4, Russian drones attacked a train station in Ukraine

On October 4, Russian drones attacked a train station in Ukraine, killing one person and injuring dozens of others.

Moscow has stepped up its crackdown on Ukraine's railways and power grids as Russia's full-scale war against its neighbor Ukraine approaches its fourth winter.

Ukraine President Zelensky said at least 30 people were injured in the barbaric attack in the city of Sumy Shosteka, northeast of Kiev, about 70 kilometers from the Russian border.

Hours later, local prosecutors said a 71-year-old man was found dead in a destroyed carriage.

Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Reconstruction Olexi Kuleba said, Russia attacks two Ukrainian trains, first attacked a local commuter train, and then attacked a train bound for Kiev. He said the second drone launched the attack while the evacuation was underway.

Alexander Pelsovsky, head of the Ukrainian National Railway, called the attack ¡°a vile attack by the army of aggression aimed at cutting off our ties to the front community.¡±

Ukrainian top diplomat Andrei Sipih said in a post in the Foreign Ministry: ¡°This is one of Russia¡¯s most brutal tactics, the so-called second strike, the second attack targeting rescuers and people being evacuated.¡±

Both Zelenskyy and local governor Oleg Khrikhorov released what they described as photos of the scene showing a passenger car compartment on fire. Drone strikes by Russians also cut off power supplies to Shostka, which had a pre-war population of more than 70,000, and surrounding areas, Governor Khrikhorov said.

In other parts of the state, local prosecutors said on Saturday that a Russian drone attacked a fishing boat on a lake near the border, killing a 63-year-old man and wounding his 65-year-old companion.

On October 3, Russian drones attacked a natural gas facility in Ukraine

Railways and power grids attacked in Ukraine

Moscow has recently stepped up its airstrikes on the Ukrainian railway network, which has been attacked almost daily over the past two months, and which is crucial for military transport.

Since the start of the war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Kremlin has continued to attack the Ukrainian power grid.Ukrainian officials have accused Moscow of attempting to arm up the upcoming winter by depriving Ukrainian civilians of heating, lighting and sewer water supplies and thus attempting to weaken the will of the Ukrainian military.

A Ukraine energy company said on Saturday (October 4) that Russian drones and missiles struck Ukraine's power grid again at night. A day earlier, local officials said it was the largest attack on Ukraine's natural gas facilities since the beginning of the war. Friday's attack damaged energy facilities near Chernigov. The attack on Chernigov, a northern city west of Shostka, left about 50,000 homes without power.

Ukrainian officials said the attack was the largest to date against a gas facility operated by Ukraine's state-owned Navtogaz Group.

Navtogaz CEO Sergei Koretsky said on Saturday that the attacks were solely aimed at civilians. Ukrainian female Prime Minister Yulia accused Moscow of "intimidating civilians". But Moscow claims the attacks targeted facilities supporting Kyiv's war effort.

Ukraine's military reported that Russian forces launched 109 drones and three ballistic missiles overnight. The report said 73 of the drones were shot down or veered off course.

At the same time, Ukraine is also launching attacks on Russian energy facilities to exhaust Moscow's war machine¡£

Ukraine's military reported on Saturday that it had again attacked one of Russia's largest oil refineries. Reports say overnight drone strikes caused an explosion and fire at the Kirich refinery near St. Petersburg, Russia, more than 1200 kilometers from the Ukraine border.

The refinery, operated by Russian oil giant Surgut Oil and Gas, produces 17.7 million tons of crude oil per year (35.5 million barrels per day) and is one of the top three refineries in Russia.

A number of media accounts in Russia and Ukraine have posted videos from residents near Russian refineries, showing an unmanned object flashing in orange light in the night sky, with a background sound.

Local Russian governor Alexander Droztenko reported on Saturday that seven Ukraine drones were shot down near Kirish overnight. He said the fire in the "industrial area" had been extinguished, but did not specify the targets hit or comment on the damage.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that day that Russian forces shot down 117 Ukraine drones overnight and shot down at least 37 on Saturday.

Ukrainian soldiers dropped drones at the front line