Russia says strike on bus kills 5 in border region near Ukraine
Russian officials said a strike on a bus in a border region near Ukraine killed five people. The attack came as Ukraine launched hundreds of drones toward Moscow following a Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, amid heightened tension over Ukraine's military leadership.
Russian authorities said five people were killed when a passenger bus was struck in a border region near Ukraine. Officials described the attack as targeting a civilian vehicle and attributed it to Ukrainian forces, a claim that could not be independently verified.
The strike occurred during a tense stretch in which Ukraine launched hundreds of drones toward Moscow and Russia carried out a missile barrage on Kyiv. The exchange coincided with mounting domestic political tension in Ukraine over its military leadership, which has cast a shadow over fighting in the border areas.
Civilian casualties in border regions have become a recurring pattern on both sides as the war approaches its third year. International observers continue to call for the protection of civilians while closely tracking how the conflict develops.
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