The railway station, located roughly 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Ukraine's border, serves as a logistics hub for Russian military operations.

Astra cite local residents in its post - who said the station was hit a second time, causing a fire. Moreover, the area reportedly contained freight tanker cars at the time of the strike. Read also: Rostov Oblast hit by drone strikes,

On the night of August 5, Ukrainian drones carried out a large-scale attack targeting the Tatsinskaya railway station in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, according to local media reports. Authorities regard this railway station as a key point for transporting oil products and grain and consider it the region’s strategic logistical hub because of its significance.