ARussian drone hit a minibus in thenortheastern Ukrainianregion of Sumy, killing nine individuals and hurting 4 more, officials stated on Saturday, an attack that took place hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their very first directpeace talksin years.
This is not just another shelling it is a cynical war crime, Ukraines National Police stated in a post on Telegram.The state-run TASS news agency, citing a declaration from Russias Defense Ministry, reportedthatRussian forcestargeteda Ukrainian military equipment staging area in the Sumy region with drones.The conference ofRussian and Ukrainian officials in Turkey on Friday stopped working to broker a short-term ceasefire.
It was the very first direct discussion between the two sides given that the early months ofthe full-scale invasionthatRussialaunched in February 2022.
Instead of putting an end to the killing currently now, as the U.S., Europe, Ukraine and others propose, Putin continues to wage war versus civilians, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
There should be no illusions.
Pressure on Moscow need to be increased to put an end toRussian horror, he said on X.Ukrainianpolice posted pictures of a dark blue minibus almost entirely damaged, with the roofing system detached and the windows blown out.Reuters might not separately verify the Ukrainian andRussian reports.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their attacks, however thousands have actually died in the dispute, the huge majority of them Ukrainians.