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CNN
17-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Russian attack on bus in Sumy region kills nine, Ukraine says, hours after peace talks
A Russian drone attack on a bus in northeastern Ukraine killed at least nine people and injured seven others, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, just hours after the two countries met for the first direct peace talks in three years. While the two sides discussed a possible meeting between the two countries' leaders, a ceasefire and agreed a prisoner swap, there was no major breakthrough and since then Russia's aerial assault continued. The drone attack took place Saturday morning in the city of Bilopillia in the Sumy region, local authorities said, with Oleh Hrihorov - head of Sumy's military administration - saying that seven people were injured, three of whom were in critical condition. 'This is not just another shelling – it is a cynical war crime,' Ukraine's National Police also said on Telegram. Police and local authorities said Russia had struck a civilian target. Moscow has not yet responded to Ukraine's claims it struck a civilian bus. However, Russia's state news agency TASS reported around the same time, citing a statement from the defense ministry, that Russian forces did strike a Ukrainian equipment staging site in the Sumy region with drones. Russia and Ukraine have both accused each other of targeting civilians, which each denies. An image shared by Ukraine's national police showed a heavily damaged van bearing massive holes in the right and top side of the passenger seats. Its windows, as well as the windshield, were shattered. Overall in Ukraine, Russian attacks killed at least 13 people and injured over 38 in the past 24 hours, which includes the attack in Sumy, Ukrainian authorities say. Two were killed in Donetsk region, and one person was killed in both Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Friday's talks marked the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides since the early weeks of the war. But the meeting – which took place in Istanbul chaired by Turkey – was not attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had first proposed the talks but instead sent a junior delegation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also stayed away, having said he would not meet any other Russian official but Putin. During the talks, Russia demanded that Ukraine must cede land still under Kyiv's control, a source familiar with Friday's negotiations told CNN, a position that Ukraine has long dismissed. The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Poland called Russian demands in the talks 'unacceptable.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
9 killed in Russian drone attack on Ukrainian bus after peace talks
A Russian drone hit a civilian minibus in Bilopillia, northeastern Ukraine early Saturday morning local time, killing nine people and injuring four others, according to the Sumy regional military administration. The bus was en route to Sumy, not far from the Russian border and was struck at approximately 6:17 a.m. Ukrainian national police condemned the attack as a "cynical war crime", stating that Russia once again deliberately targeted a civilian object, violating international humanitarian law as regional governor Oleh Hryhorov called the strike "inhumane." The attack occurred just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks since March 2022 in Istanbul. While the negotiations did not produce a ceasefire, both sides agreed to a mutual exchange of 1000 prisoners of war in the coming days. Russia has not directly commented on the civilian bus strike, but the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have hit a "military staging area" in the Sumy region. Meanwhile, Russian official Kirill Dmitriev praised yesterday's peace talks in Istanbul -- calling the outcome a "good result" --while highlighting the largest prisoner-of-war exchange, possible ceasefire options and a better understanding of each side's position. He credited the progress to Donald Trump's team and the U.S. delegation sent to help negotiations, saying the talks wouldn't have happened without their help. However, many key issues remain unresolved. Russia is demanding that Ukraine give up control of parts of its territory -- something Ukrainian officials say is unacceptable. and have accused Russia of using the talks to buy time and avoid more international sanctions. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, meanwhile, expressed disappointment and urged Ukraine's allies to keep up pressure on Moscow to reach a meaningful peace deal. 9 killed in Russian drone attack on Ukrainian bus after peace talks originally appeared on
NHK
08-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Russian military drops guided bomb on Sumy, Ukraine Air Force says
The Ukrainian Air Force says the Russian military launched a guided bomb on the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, the first day of a three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow. Ukraine's State Emergency Service says the Russian attack completely destroyed a residential building and damaged 10 houses and other structures. It also says a woman was rescued from the rubble. Russia had earlier announced a three-day ceasefire starting Thursday to mark the May 9 anniversary of the former Soviet Union's victory in World War Two.
