Russia Strikes Bus Carrying Miners in Dnipropetrovsk, Kills at Least 12

A Russian drone strike hit a bus carrying mine workers in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring several others, Ukrainian officials and the victims' employer said.

“Russian drone strike kills 12 mine workers in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring seven others”

Al Jazeera

The vehicle was near Ternivka in Pavlograd district, roughly 65 km from the front line, and was carrying employees of energy firm DTEK returning from a shift.

Al Jazeera

Photographs from emergency services showed the bus heavily damaged with shattered windows.

Multiple outlets reported that the bus caught fire and was later extinguished by firefighters.

Reports indicate the attack was carried out with one or more Iranian-made Shahed-type attack drones.

Ukrainian officials and some local sources described a sequence where a Shahed drone struck near or at a bus, forcing it off the road.

Al Jazeera

At least one further unmanned aerial vehicle then targeted civilians and rescuers as they attempted to help the wounded.

Emergency services said a resulting fire was extinguished.

Other local accounts mentioned multiple Shahed UAVs involved in strikes on mining infrastructure and a work bus during a shift change.

Energy firm DTEK, which employed the victims, and Ukrainian officials described the attack as deliberate and targeted against energy-sector workers.

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Apa.az

DTEK called it a massive terrorist attack on its staff.

The country’s Energy Minister and other senior officials condemned the strike as cynical and targeted, calling it a deliberate hit on civilians working in the energy sector.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders offered condolences and blamed Russia, saying the incident underlined Moscow’s responsibility for escalation.

A bus strike occurred amid broader diplomatic activity and contested claims of temporary pauses in strikes.

Reports said U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that Vladimir Putin had agreed to suspend strikes on Kyiv and other cities for severe winter conditions.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Kremlin confirmed a suspension until Sunday but provided few details.

Despite those claims, fighting and drone attacks continued in multiple regions.

Separate strikes on a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia wounded women.

Observers noted renewed U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi between Moscow and Kyiv were due to resume, but core territorial disputes remained unresolved.