Russian drone strike hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire
Russia claimed it targeted a military staging area in the region but did not acknowledge the drone strike which killed nine civilians on Saturday. Pic/PTI
A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strike as a deliberate assault on civilians and criticised Russia’s continued aggression despite Ukraine’s offer of an unconditional ceasefire.
In Bilopillia, a period of mourning was declared through Monday. Local community chief Yurii Zarko called the day “Black Saturday.” Russia claimed it targeted a military staging area in the region but did not acknowledge the drone strike.
The Istanbul peace talks resulted in an agreement on a large prisoner swap of 1,000 individuals each but made little progress toward ending hostilities. Zelensky discussed the outcome with Western leaders, urging tougher sanctions on Russia. European leaders reiterated their support for Ukraine and criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for undermining ceasefire efforts. Despite ongoing violence, both sides agreed to further exchanges of ceasefire proposals and a potential future meeting between Zelensky and Putin.
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