Three women — a border guard and two civilians — were killed in the blast

The explosion was carried out by a man during a document check in a controlled border area

KYIV: A man detonated an explosive device at a railway station in northern Ukraine on Friday, killing three other people and dying of wounds he sustained, officials said.

Three women — a border guard and two civilians — were killed in the blast, which happened during a document check on a platform next to a train, Ukraine’s border guard said in a statement.

“The explosion was carried out by a man during a document check in a controlled border area at the Ovruch railway station,” the border service said on social media.