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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 | 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, officials say. | |
| Regional military leaders said seven others were also injured in the attack on Saturday morning in Bilopillia as a minibus travelled to Sumy, the regional capital close to Russia's border. | |
| The strike occurred just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first face-to-face talks in more than three years. Little was achieved but a prisoner swap was agreed. | |
| Ukraine president Volodymr Zelensky said the attack on the bus was "a deliberate killing of civilians". Russia has not commented but state media reported that forces had hit a "military staging area" in the Sumy province. | |
| Zelensky said Russian forces "could not help but understand what kind of vehicle they were hitting". | |
| He said a family - a mother, father and their daughter - were among those killed in the attack. | |
| Citing preliminary information, Sumy's 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. | 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. | 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". | |
| The bus was hit in the town of Bilopillia, Ukrainian officials say | The bus was hit in the town of Bilopillia, Ukrainian officials say |
| Following the Istanbul discussions, Ukraine reiterated its call for a full and unconditional ceasefire but a deal with Russia remained elusive. | Following the Istanbul discussions, Ukraine reiterated its call for a full and unconditional ceasefire but a deal with Russia remained elusive. |
| Ukraine said the next step in the process would be direct talks between Zelensky and Russia's president Vladimir Putin. | |
| Russia said it had "taken notice" of the request. | Russia said it had "taken notice" of the request. |
| The US has claimed that progress on ending the war would only be made if President Donald Trump and Putin held face-to-face talks. | The US has claimed that progress on ending the war would only be made if President Donald Trump and Putin held face-to-face talks. |
| During a visit to the Middle East, Trump told reporters on Air Force One "nothing's going to happen until Putin and I get together". | During a visit to the Middle East, Trump told reporters on Air Force One "nothing's going to happen until Putin and I get together". |
| "He wasn't going if I wasn't there and I don't believe anything's going to happen, whether you like it or not, until he and I get together," Trump added. | "He wasn't going if I wasn't there and I don't believe anything's going to happen, whether you like it or not, until he and I get together," Trump added. |
| Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. | Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. |
| Ukraine used Sumy to launch offensives into Russia's Kursk region in August. Russia drove the majority of Ukraine's troops back earlier this year and has intensified cross-border artillery and air attacks in recent months. | Ukraine used Sumy to launch offensives into Russia's Kursk region in August. Russia drove the majority of Ukraine's troops back earlier this year and has intensified cross-border artillery and air attacks in recent months. |
| Earlier this week before talks began with Ukraine, Russia carried out drone strikes across the region, killing three people and injuring nine others, according to Sumy's regional military administration. | Earlier this week before talks began with Ukraine, Russia carried out drone strikes across the region, killing three people and injuring nine others, according to Sumy's regional military administration. |
| On Saturday, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an ammunition depot in Crimea, the region illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. | On Saturday, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an ammunition depot in Crimea, the region illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. |
| According to Reuters, Ukraine's strike caused the detonation of warehouses where military equipment, weapons and fuel was stored. | According to Reuters, Ukraine's strike caused the detonation of warehouses where military equipment, weapons and fuel was stored. |