Zelenskyy condemns 'terrorism' after Russia hits train

"Russia targeted a passenger train in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine killing five people, authorities said. A Russian drone hit a carriage carrying nearly 200 passengers, Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on social media. The train strike occurred just hours after drones pounded the southern city of Odesa, killing three people and wounding 25 Russia has intensified attacks on energy infrastructure, leaving Ukrainians without power in freezing temperatures."

"In Kyiv, more than 700,000 residents are facing power outages after Moscow's attack on the capital last week, according to Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal. Tuesday's strike on the train came days after negotiators from both countries held peace talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-long war."

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack, calling it terrorism. "There is not and cannot be any military justification for killing civilians in a train carriage," Zelenskyy said on social media. He added the strikes undermined peace efforts and urged allies to step up pressure on Moscow to end the war. "Every such Russian strike erodes the diplomacy that is still ongoing and undermines the efforts of partners who are helping to end this war," he said."

Russia struck a passenger train in Kharkiv, killing five people after a drone hit a carriage carrying nearly 200 passengers, according to Ukraine's prime minister. The train strike followed drone attacks on Odesa that killed three people and wounded 25. Moscow has intensified attacks on energy infrastructure, causing widespread power outages in freezing temperatures. More than 700,000 Kyiv residents face outages after a recent attack on the capital, according to the energy minister. The train strike occurred days after negotiators from both countries held peace talks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as terrorism, said there is no military justification for killing civilians, and urged allies to increase pressure on Moscow. He warned such strikes erode diplomatic efforts and undermine partners' attempts to end the nearly four-year war.

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