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Five dead as Russian drone hits bus in southern Ukraine

Five dead as Russian drone hits bus in southern Ukraine
DPAWed, September 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM UTC1 min readAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.- A Russian drone strike killed at least five people on a public bus in southern Ukraine, injuring seven others, with the governor accusing Russia of terrorism and providing medical care to the injured passengers.
- In addition to the bus attack, fresh Russian attacks were reported in Ukraine, including a drone strike on a passenger train in the Mykolaiv region, causing the train to catch fire but all passengers to reach safety without injuries.
- Ukraine's air defense reported that Russia launched 80 aerial objects overnight, with over 60 being neutralized, as Russia has intensified attacks on trains and railway infrastructure, damaging or destroying hundreds of locomotives.
A Russian drone strike killed at least five people on a public bus in southern Ukraine, with at least seven other passengers injured in the attack in the Nikopol region, officials said on Wednesday.
The governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Oleksandr Hanzha, said on Telegram that "the seven injured are currently receiving medical care. They are getting all the necessary help."
He accused Russia of terrorism and published a photo of the damaged bus showing bloodstains.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKiev also reported it had sustained fresh Russian attacks. Warehouses were on fire, and one person had been injured, authorities said.
In the Mykolaiv region, Ukraine's state railway company reported that a drone had struck a passenger train on the Kiev-Mykolaiv route. All passengers were said to have reached safety in time and no injuries were reported. The train caught fire.
Russia has recently stepped up its attacks on trains and railway infrastructure. Ukraine says hundreds of locomotives have been damaged or destroyed.
Ukraine's air defence said that Russia launched a total of 80 aerial objects overnight, of which more than 60 were neutralized.