The attack killed the assistant driver and injured the train driver, according to Sergey Aksyonov

A Ukrainian UAV attack on a passenger train in Crimea has left one person dead and another injured, regional governor Sergey Aksyonov has said.

The train was traveling between Moscow and Simferopol when its locomotive was hit by an "enemy drone," Aksyonov wrote on Telegram early on Monday.

"According to preliminary information, the train driver was injured, the assistant driver was killed, and none of the passengers were hurt," he said.

Aksyonov expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased crew member and wished the injured driver a speedy recovery.

Bus transportation for the train's passengers is currently being arranged, Aksyonov said, adding that the authorities of the Republic of Crimea will provide all necessary assistance and support.

The attack comes days after eight people were killed and 11 others injured in a Ukrainian strike on a passenger bus traveling from Moscow to Simferopol through the Donetsk People's Republic on Wednesday.

On Thursday, a Ukrainian UAV struck a suburban train traveling between the Crimean towns of Azovskoye and Kerch, leaving one passenger dead and several others injured.

Moscow previously warned that it would carry out "systematic and consistent strikes" on Ukraine's military infrastructure, including drone production facilities, command posts, and "decision-making centers," in response to Kiev's terrorist attacks. These included an attack on a college dormitory in the town of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People's Republic, which killed 21 people, mostly teenage girls, and injured 70 others.

Last week, Russian forces launched another large-scale missile and drone barrage, targeting defense industry sites in Kiev, parts of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions still under Kiev's control, as well as locations in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnitsky, and Sumy regions, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.

(RT.com)