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Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine

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Sumy regional military administration The bus was hit in the town of Bilopillia, Ukrainian officials say

Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian minibus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say. Regional military leaders said seven other people were injured in the attack on Saturday morning in Bilopillia, Sumy, as the minibus travelled to the regional capital close to Russia's border. The report came just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks since 2022. No breakthrough was achieved, although a prisoner of war swap was agreed. Volodymr Zelensky, Ukraine's president, said the attack was "a deliberate killing of civilians". Russia has not commented directly but state media reported forces had hit a "military staging area" in Sumy.

Zelensky added that Russian forces "could not help but understand what kind of vehicle they were hitting". Citing preliminary information, Sumy regional head Oleh Hryhorov said the bus was hit by a Russian Lancet drone at 06:17 local time on Saturday (03:17 GMT). He described the attack as "inhumane". Friday's talks in Istanbul, Turkey, did not lead to any breakthrough as Ukraine and Russia remain far apart on how to end the war. However, it was agreed that each side would return 1,000 prisoners of war to the other in the coming days. Zelensky said of the talks that "as on any day of this war, there was an opportunity to cease fire. Ukraine has been offering this for a long time."

pikachuswayless on May 17th, 2025 at 06:37 UTC »

Being the good guys in an unjust war must take incredible strength. I'm sure Ukraine has the ability to randomly attack civilians, but they still aren't doing it because it's sadistic as fuck.

Russia has been doing this and worse for 3+ years and Ukraine still won't stoop to their level. It's incredible.

GreyDaveNZ on May 17th, 2025 at 05:41 UTC »

Fuck Putin.

Soggy_Panda2393 on May 17th, 2025 at 05:17 UTC »

Obviously Ukraine’s need to stop antagonizing Russia by taking the bus