Seven killed after drone hits bus in Russia-controlled part of Ukraine

BBC:

Seven people have been killed and 11 others injured after a drone hit a passenger bus travelling through a Russia-controlled part of Ukraine, an official said.

Denis Pushilin, the Kremlin-installed leader of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, said the bus was struck in the early hours of Wednesday as it was travelling between Moscow and Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Black smoke could also be seen rising over St Petersburg on Wednesday morning, with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming the city’s oil terminal had been hit.

The attack comes as the city hosts the annual International Economic Forum, an event designed to showcase Russia to the world.

The strikes come a day after a massive Russian assault on cities across Ukraine killed at least 22 people, including several women and children.

On the drone which hit the bus in Donetsk, Pushilin said: “In Yenakiyevo, a UAV attacked a Moscow-Simferopol coach; according to preliminary reports, seven civilians were killed.”

He added the 11 injured people were receiving medical care.