Russian drone strike on passenger bus kills nine in northeastern Ukraine

At slightest 9 group person been killed and 4 were injured aft a Russian drone onslaught which deed a rider autobus successful Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, according to section officials.

The Sumy location management said successful a station connected nan Telegram messaging app that “This is different warfare crime by Russia — a deliberate onslaught connected civilian carrier that posed nary threat.”

The onslaught took spot a fewer hours aft talks had been held betwixt Russian and Ukrainian officials successful Turkey, nan first nonstop bid talks successful years, were unsuccessful successful bringing astir a ceasefire.

Ukraine's nationalist constabulary released photos showing nan aftermath of nan strike, which took spot successful Sumy's Bilopillia city, astir 10 kilometres from nan beforehand statement and separator pinch Russia.

Authorities are moving to place immoderate of nan victims, astir of whom are aged women. The 4 who were injured, 3 of them reportedly successful a superior condition, were taken to a infirmary successful Sumy city.

A play of mourning had been declared successful Bilopillia until Monday, pinch section organization main Yurii Zarko calling nan time of nan onslaught "Black Saturday".