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9 killed, 42 injured after Russian drone hits bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

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9 killed, 42 injured after Russian drone hits bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
A bus damaged following a Russian attack on Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on April 23, 2025. (Governor Serhii Lysak/Telegram)

Editor's note: The story is being updated. The article includes graphic content.

A Russian drone attack against the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of April 23 killed at least nine people and injured at least 42, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

The drone hit a bus carrying employees of a company, Lysak said. The fatalities included two men and seven women.

Marhanets, a town with a pre-war population of 45,000, lies in the southern part of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, close to the destroyed Kakhovka Reservoir and Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns even as Kyiv proposed a 30-day truce on strikes against civilian infrastructure.

Moscow's forces have launched heavy strikes on April 22 against multiple cities, including Kryvyi Rih, Kherson, Odesa, and Kharkiv, inflicting dozens of civilian casualties.

Ukraine calls for 30-day ban on long-range drone and missile strikes
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Martin Fornusek is a reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, with a focus on analyzing developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.

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