Russian attack on bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills at least 15 miners, injures 7
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A Russian attack on a bus outside the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed at least 15 miners and injured seven others on Feb. 1, Ukraine's biggest private energy firm, DTEK, reported.
Russia launched a mass attack, targeting DTEK mines, the company said. One of the strikes hit a service bus in the town of Ternivka, which was transporting miners after their shift.
The area near the bus was struck by a Russian drone, according to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
"The service bus was carrying mine workers — civilians who were not involved in the combat. This is yet another brutal attack with casualties, just for today," Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
Earlier in the day, Russia launched two attacks on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least nine people, including a child. One of the attacks targeted a maternity hospital.
The attack came amid ongoing efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia.
As Moscow's attack pushed Ukraine's energy system into a crisis, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 29 that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to suspend attacks on Ukrainian cities for one week. However, Moscow later said that this would only apply to Kyiv and would last until Feb. 1, just before the next cold snap.
