Ukraine says Russian drone attack on bus kills 9, hours after direct talks
Al Jazeera
The drone strike in the Sumy region amounts to ‘a cynical war crime’, Ukraine’s National Police say.
A Russian drone strike on a civilian bus has killed nine people, says Ukraine, with the attack coming hours after the two countries held their first direct peace talks in years.
Four others were injured in the attack in Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy, officials said on Saturday, as Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had targeted Ukrainian military equipment.
“This is not just another shelling – it is a cynical war crime,” Ukraine’s National Police said in a post on Telegram messaging app, which featured photos of the badly damaged vehicle.
Ihor Tkachenko, head of Sumy’s military administration, said on Telegram that a rescue operation was under way.
Russia’s TASS news agency, citing a statement from the Defence Ministry, said Russian drones had struck a Ukrainian military equipment staging area in Sumy.
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