Ukraine war briefing: Outrage in Europe after Russian drone kills 14 on rail platform in Dnipro

Al Jazeera reports that state rail company Ukrzaliznytsia said on Thursday that a jet-powered Russian drone hit the platform where a train was preparing to leave for the nearby city of Zaporizhzhia.[3] CNN gave a higher toll, reporting that the strike was killing 15 people.[4]According to Euromaidan Press, another 14 people were wounded, 13 of them in hospital and six in serious condition, Hanzha reported.[5] The outlet said the regional governor named an 11-year-old boy among them.[5]ABC News reports that Ukraine's air force said it had intercepted three jet-powered drones in a daytime attack, but that a fourth evaded its defences and hit the station.[1] Tovima reports that the railway operator noted that people were still on the platform despite a warning of heightened danger.[6]According to ABC News, Zelenskyy called the attack "horrific" and insisted that "sanctions against Moscow and its war machine must not be eased for as long as this Russian war continues".[1]ABC News reports that Macron said: "It is intolerable that Russia continues to reject all proposals to this end, choosing instead to pursue escalation and target civilians"[1]. CNN reports that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the attack "senseless and indiscriminate"[4].Tovima reports that Moscow, like Kyiv, denies deliberately attacking civilians.[6] According to Al Jazeera, Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed at least 19 people[3] that day.