Russian drone strike kills five on passenger bus in Ukraine's Nikopol district

In Ukraine, a Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region killed five people and wounded at least seven on Wednesday. The bus was traveling near the southern front line. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as an 'atrocity' with no military rationale. He also reported strikes on a passenger train in the Mykolaiv region and a locomotive in Kovel. The attacks come amid ongoing discussions about a potential energy truce, which Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready to enter if Russia stops striking energy facilities.

Russian drone strike kills five on passenger bus in Ukraine's Nikopol district
Updated Sep 17, 2026 First reported Sep 16, 2026
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