Donetsk region leader says 7 killed, 11 wounded after drone hits bus
Russian authorities opened a terrorism probe after the strike on a passenger bus killed seven people and wounded 11, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a drone strike hit a passenger bus in Yenakiyevo, Donetsk, killing seven civilians and wounding 11, according to Kremlin-installed leader Denis Pushilin. The coach was traveling between Moscow and Simferopol.
- Since Russia's February 2022 invasion, ongoing aerial assaults have plagued both nations, with waves of missiles and drones deployed in tit-for-tat strikes. Tuesday's massive barrage by Russia involved 73 missiles and 656 drones, killing at least 23 people.
- Russia's State Investigative Committee opened a criminal probe into the bus strike, classifying it as a 'terrorist attack,' TASS reported. Separately, Yaroslav Shanko, head of the Kherson City Military Administration, said an 86-year-old woman "sustained fatal injuries as a result of a drone attack" on Wednesday.
- Pushilin stated all 11 wounded survivors are receiving necessary medical care. Russian officials reported intercepting 354 Ukrainian drones overnight into Wednesday across Belgorod, Kursk, areas near Moscow, and the Sea of Azov.
- Petersburg will host the annual International Economic Forum beginning Wednesday, designed to showcase Russia to international delegations. Organisers confirmed that representatives from more than 130 countries and territories will attend, including Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng and the presidents of Uzbekistan and Tanzania.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack on Bus in Occupied Donetsk Kills 8, Kremlin-Installed Official Says
A Ukrainian drone strike killed eight people and wounded 10 others in the occupied Donetsk region after crashing into a passenger bus, Kremlin-installed authorities said Wednesday morning, as overnight attacks killed at least two people in Russia.
Video Shows Moment when Ukrainian Drone Struck Passenger Bus in DPR
The number of people killed in a drone strike on a commuter passenger bus in the Donetsk People's Republic has risen to eight. Regional head Denis Pushilin reported the updated casualty figure. The drone attacked the Moscow–Simferopol passenger bus in Yenakiyevo.
According to the authorities, there have been several deaths in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Donetsk region occupied by Russia in eastern Ukraine.
Seven people were killed and 11 were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus in the Donetsk region, Russian authorities say.
A drone hit a bus linking Moscow to Simferopol, annexed Crimea, in this Moscow-run area.
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