Ukrzaliznytsia train driver, his wife and two children killed in Russian strike on Pryluky
A strike on a residential building in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, overnight on 7 October killed an entire family of a railway worker.
This was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, according to Censor.NET.
What is known
"A missile killed our train driver, his wife and their two children at home: an 8-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter. Our colleagues are by their relatives’ side. The family has worked on the railway for generations. We will support them as much as we can, but I cannot even imagine the pain and emptiness they will have to live with," the statement said.
It was also reported that the attack destroyed the homes of several railway workers who were on duty at the station at the time.
Background
As a reminder, Russia struck an apartment building in Pryluky, Chernihiv region. According to the latest figures, 16 people are known to have been killed, including 4 children, and more than 50 injured.
