'This is how Russia wants peace' — Russian drone attacks bus in Kherson, killing 2, injuring 19
Editor's note: This is a developing story.
A Russian FPV (first-person-view) drone struck a bus in the suburbs of the regional center of Kherson, killing two people and injuring 19 others, the local authorities reported.
The Russian strike took place at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, resulting in the hospitalization of 16 people, two of whom suffered serious injuries.
As police officers were recovering victims' bodies from the bus, a second Russian FPV drone struck the vehicle, leaving three officers with concussions, the National Police reported.
Apart from concussions, the victims of the Russian attack sustained blast injuries, and shrapnel wounds, according to preliminary reports. The youngest injured is 23 years old, while the oldest is 83.
"This is how Russia 'wants peace.' An attack on a civilian bus in the suburbs of Kherson, where Russians hunt civilians every day," President's Office Head Andriy Yermak said.
"Russians are fooling everyone around them, pretending that they are ready to stop the war, but doing nothing to achieve this goal," Yermak added.
Partly occupied Kherson Oblast, located in southern Ukraine just north of Russian-occupied Crimea, has been repeatedly targeted by Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion.
Russia targeted 36 settlements, including Kherson, over the past day. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and another three, including a child, suffered injuries, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.
