On Wednesday, Russia executed a drone strike in Ukraine, specifically targeting a bus in Marhanets, resulting in the deaths of at least nine workers. This attack is part of a broader assault on civilian infrastructure across various regions in Ukraine, including a severe strike on Poltava that left several injured. Dnipropetrovsk region council head Mykola Lukashuk highlighted the nature of the assault. The timing is notable as both President Putin and President Zelenskyy have suggested discussions regarding a potential agreement to prevent attacks on civilian areas.
"The Russians attacked a bus with employees of the enterprise who were on their way to work in Marhanets," Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk region council, said in a post on the Telegram messaging service.
According to Ukrainian officials, Russia also launched "a massive" drone attack on the central Ukrainian region of Poltava, wherein at least six people were injured.
The strike came after both Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have hinted at agreeing on a pact that would ban striking civilian infrastructure.
The full scale of damage from the attack was not immediately known.
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