At least nine killed in Russian attack on bus in northern Ukraine: authorities
Just a day after the rare direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, eight people were killed in a Russian strike on a bus in northeastern Ukraine.Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian 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 as the bus travelled to the regional capital Sumy, close to Russia’s border.
The reported attack comes just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks since 2022. No breakthrough was achieved, although a swap of prisoners of war was agreed.
Ukraine’s national police described the bus attack as a “cynical war crime”. Russia has not commented directly but said it had hit a “military staging area” in Sumy.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.
Following the 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 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
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.
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.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.
Following the 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 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
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.
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.
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