Nine civilians killed in Russian drone attack on bus in Ukraine

May 17, 2025 12:24 PM IST

Local military administration reported nine fatalities and four injuries from a Russian drone strike on a civilian bus in Sumy, Ukraine.

Nine people were killed in a Russian drone attack on a bus carrying civilians in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region on Saturday, the local military administration said.

Russian drones attacked a bus of Ukraine civilians, killing nine people.(Representative Image)

“Unfortunately, as a result of a cynical attack by Russians on a bus with civilians, there are dead,” the administration said in a Telegram post, adding that nine people were killed and four wounded in the attack.

It said in a previous statement that eight people had been killed.

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