Russian drone attack on bus kills five in Ukraine's southeast, governor says
Ukrainian prosecutors opened a war-crime case after the strike, with officials saying at least seven people were wounded.
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, a Russian drone struck a passenger minibus in Ukraine's Nikopol district, killing five people and wounding at least seven, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported.
- The Nikopol district sits directly across the Dnipro River from Russian-occupied territory, placing its roads within range of short-range drones that have frequently targeted civilian transit routes throughout the year.
- Images show a white minibus with blown-out windows and blood streaming down its side; Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council, stated, "Russians cynically struck a passenger bus."
- The Prosecutor General's Office opened criminal proceedings for war crimes, documenting more than 11,000 short-range drone attacks on civilians, medics, and rescuers since the 2022 invasion.
- Technical assessments confirm FPV drones require an operator to actively select and follow a moving target, contradicting official claims that such strikes on civilian buses are incidental accidents.
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Russian Drone Strike on Passenger Bus in Nikopol Kills Five People
A Russian drone struck a scheduled passenger bus in Ukraine’s Nikopol district, killing five people and injuring at least seven others, Oleksandr Hanzha, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported on September 16. In a public statement addressing the incident, Hanzha detailed the immediate and devastating impact of the strike. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE N…
The Russian strike on a minibus in the Nikopol area also injured seven passengers, said the head of the military administration of the l-oblast.
Five people were killed, and seven others were injured on Wednesday, after a civilian bus was attacked with a Russian drone in the Nikopol district of southern Ukraine, according to the announcement made on Telegram by the Military Administration of the Ukrainian region Dnipropetrovsk, taken by AFP. Attention, follow information, details and images with a strong emotional impact!
Ukraine: "Russian Drone Against Scheduled Bus to Nikopo, Five Dead. Hit Train on Line Kiev-Mykolaiv"
Read on Il Fatto Quotidiano.it: Kiev denounces a Russian drone attack on a scheduled bus in Nikopol: five victims. Also hit the Kiev-Mykolaiv railway line.
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