[Russia] - Russian Drone Attack in Sumy Kills 9, Ukraine states, Just Hours After Peace Talks

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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.