Four killed as man detonates explosive device at Ukraine train station

According to the State Border Guard Service, a man reportedly detonated an explosive device at a railroad station in northern Ukraine, killing himself and three other people.

On Friday, at the station in Ovruch, which is close to Belarus’ border, 12 people were hurt.

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A border guard and two civilians, ages 29, 58, and 82, were among the dead, according to a statement from the service.

A 23-year-old resident of Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, who had recently been detained for trying to cross the border, detonated the explosive device. After the explosion, he passed away while receiving medical care in an ambulance.

No mention of Russia’s conflict in Ukraine was made of any link to the statement.

Marjana Rewa, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, claimed the man detonated the device while conducting an identity check on a train in the northwest of Zhytomyr.

The Ukrainian border guard service posted a photo of rescuers assisting victims of the platform explosion on an image from the scene.

The 23-year-old’s actions remain a mystery, as do the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, martial law has been in effect for the past three and a half years.

Men between the ages of 22 and 60 are not permitted to leave the country without receiving special permission, and they are also eligible to join the military.