Three killed after Russian drone hits city bus in Ukraine

7 Apr 2026 • 3:26 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • A Russian drone strike on a city bus in Nikopol, eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, killed three people and injured 12 others on Tuesday.
  • Ukrainian officials confirmed the attack, which impacted public transport.
  • Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the strike occurred during rush hour as people were travelling to work, calling it a “devastating blow”.
  • Meanwhile, a nighttime attack on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa heavily damaged an apartment block, killing two women and a two-year-old child, officials said.
  • Eleven people were hospitalised, including a pregnant woman and two children, the youngest less than a year old.
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