Russia Bombs Ukraine Railway Station Killing 22 People, 50 Injured: Zelensky

The Russian army bombed a railway station in Ukraine on Wednesday, killing more than 20 people and injuring at least 50 others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

As of Wednesday 11:29 p.m. local time, the death toll from the missile attack on the Chaplyne train station in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was 22 while the number of injured was 50. At least five civilians were burned to death inside their cars. An 11-year-old child was among those who were killed in the missile attack, Zelensky said in an address.

Apart from the bombing at the Chaplyne train station, a number of regions in Ukraine were also hit by missile strikes. Across the country, officials recorded at least eight air raid sirens Wednesday, Yurik Sak, an adviser to the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, told CNN.

Zelensky said officials will continue their search and rescue operations at the railway station and warned that the death toll may still increase. He also added that the people behind the missile attack will be held accountable.

"We will definitely make the occupiers bear responsibility for everything they have done. And we will certainly drive the invaders out of our land. Not a single stain of this evil will remain in our free Ukraine. We will make our way to victory! It will happen!" Zelensky said.

The bombing at the Chaplyne train station came on the day when Ukraine marked the sixth month of its war against Russia and the 31st anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union.

Ukraine has been preparing against Russian aggression on Independence Day. Under martial law, all public celebrations and gatherings to mark the holiday were not allowed. Instead, Ukraine's military held private flag-raising ceremonies. Some of the monuments in the capital city of Kyiv were also illuminated in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Since the Russian invasion began in February, more than 13 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. At least 6.6 million people are also internally displaced. Meanwhile, 5,587 civilians have been killed in the conflict but the U.N human rights office believes the actual death toll is much higher.