Regionalni guverner Oleh Hryhorov je potrdil, da je bil v napadu zadet vlak, ki je vozil proti Kijevu, ter da so na kraju nesreče prisotni zdravniki in reševalci. 

A savage Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region. All emergency services are already on the scene and have begun helping people. All information about the injured is being established. So far, we know of at least 30 victims. Preliminary reports… pic.twitter.com/ZZoWfPmpL5

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 4, 2025

Vodja lokalne uprave Oksana Tarasiuk je za ukrajinsko televizijo povedala, da je bilo ranjenih okoli 30 ljudi, smrtnih žrtev pa neposredno po napadu niso zabeležili. Zelenski je ob tem poudaril, da so Rusi morali vedeti, da ciljajo civiliste, in dejanje označil za terorizem, ki ga svet ne sme spregledati.

Russia ignores or rebuffs literally every opportunity to end the war and guarantee security. Putin wants to wage it, and do it by terrorist, despicable methods. Russia must feel the consequences. Europe, America, the G7, and the G20 have the power to deal with any terrorist. pic.twitter.com/u6QP0awY47

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 4, 2025

V zadnjih dveh mesecih je Moskva močno okrepila zračne napade na ukrajinsko železniško infrastrukturo, ki je skoraj vsak dan tarča napadov.