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| Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine | Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine |
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| The bus was hit in the town of Bilopillia, Ukrainian officials say | |
| Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say. | Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say. |
| The Sumy regional military administration said four other people were injured in the town of Bilopillia on Saturday morning. | |
| Medics, emergency services personnel and police are now working at the scene. | Medics, emergency services personnel and police are now working at the scene. |
| The reported attack comes just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks since 2022. | The reported attack comes just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks since 2022. |
| In a post on Telegram, the Sumy regional military administration said: "As a result of an enemy drone hitting a commuter bus near Bilopillya, nine people were killed and four injured." | |
| It added that the bus was heading towards the regional capital Sumy. | |
| In a video message, Sumy regional head Oleh Hryhorov described the Russian attack as "inhumane". | |
| Citing preliminary information, he said the bus was hit by a Russian Lancet drone at 06:17 local time on Saturday (03:17 GMT). | |
| The Russian military has not commented on the issue. | |
| 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. | |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. | |
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