Russian forces attacked a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, Feb. 1, killing 15 people.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (OVA), Oleksandr Ganzha, said on Telegram that a Russian drone struck near a company bus in the Pavlohrad district.
The State Emergency Service (DSNS) and Ternivka Deputy Mayor Oleksandr Dobrovolskyi also confirmed the attack and casualties. The National Police reported that the bus burned down as a result of the strike on civilian infrastructure.
“The epicenter of one of the attacks was a company bus transporting miners after their shift. As of now, 15 miners are confirmed dead, and seven others were injured,” DTEK said in a statement.