Strike on Passenger Train with Online-Controlled Shaheds
On January 27, 2026, online-controlled Shaheds attacked the moving passenger train “Barvinkove-Lviv-Chop.” The strike on passenger train hit in front of the locomotive and into a passenger car, which caused a fire. 291 passengers were on board. Six deaths and dozens of wounded passengers resulted from the strike on the passenger train.
Operators controlled the Shaheds in real time through a radio modem MESH network, likely using satellite communication. Volunteer and advisor to the Minister of Defense Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov reported this. He also emotionally spoke about the war criminals who did this:
The pilot who controlled the Shahed through radio modem MESH (Starlink?) did this intentionally and consciously. Pilots clearly see the difference in car types.
The enemy can strike freight trains, justifying this as impact on logistics, but striking civilian trains is rock bottom.
Russian pilot who did this. You have a name, surname, you have a family. Today you scumbag committed murder of innocent people, you have to live with this.
What Makes This Attack Different
This wasn’t a case of a drone wandering off course or hitting the wrong target. The technology used shows how russian terrorism evolves. MESH networks allow operators to control drones from hundreds of kilometers away, adjusting flight paths in real time and selecting specific targets.
The pilot saw exactly what they were hitting — passenger cars filled with civilians traveling across Ukraine. They watched the train through their screen, made the decision, and guided the Shahed directly into civilian compartments. The operator had full visual control, could distinguish between locomotive and passenger cars, and chose to maximize civilian casualties.
Here is footage from the strike site:
Rescue Operations Complete
Rescuers completed liquidation of the strike’s consequences, in particular they completely extinguished the fire in the car and finished emergency rescue operations at the impact sites. These measures prove necessary to ensure safety and further investigation of this war crime.
According to information from the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office, they identified the deceased with complications due to damage. To establish the identity of the deceased, biological samples will be collected from close relatives, which will be used for molecular genetic (DNA) examinations.
The strike on passenger train forms part of a long series of russian war crimes when civilian objects become targets for attacks. This not only emphasizes russians’ intention to continue Ukrainian genocide. It demonstrates terrorism and war crimes reaching a new level — using remotely controlled strike drones. This presents a new challenge not only for Ukraine but for the entire civilized world.
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