Lokomotiv soccer players were riding in a train car hit during a Ukrainian strike in the Voronezh region, Russian media outlets including Mash and MSK1 reported, citing sports journalist Ivan Karpov. Zvezda, for its part, said Lokomotiv’s press service had confirmed the information.
None of the players were injured, and they will travel to Moscow by bus.
Lokomotiv’s players were returning from Rostov-on-Don, where they had played against Rostov on Sunday, October 25.
Russian Railways, the Russian state rail operator, said earlier that Ukrainian drones struck the Somovo station in the Voronezh region, damaging a car on the Anapa–Moscow train. Preliminary reports said five people were injured, and the attack delayed 18 trains.
Ukrainian strikes overnight on October 26 killed two people and injured 17 in Voronezh, regional authorities said. Astra, an independent Telegram channel, analyzed eyewitness photos and videos and concluded that Ukrainian drones struck the Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant. Ukrainian strikes had targeted Tolyattikauchuk and Omsky Kauchuk in the preceding several days.
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