Nine are killed in Russian attacks on the civilian bus, says the Ukraine military, says | World news

A Russian attack on a civilian bus in the Ukrainian northeast -Sumy region killed nine people and injured four more, according to the Ukrainian military.

“Doctors and rescuers were urgently sent to the scene,” said Ihor Tkachenko, head of Sumy's military administration, about telegram.

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Russia'S TASS State News Agency said that the Ministry of Defense had claimed that Russian armed forces had hit a Ukrainian military equipment area in the Sumy region with drones.

Death led to a strong reaction of Ukraine“The national police in the Telegram -Messaging app:” This is not just another shelling -it is a cynical war crime. “

The Ukraine police published photos of a dark blue passenger car that was almost destroyed, and the roof was torn down and the windows were blown out.

The attack takes place hours after Russia and Ukraine had held their first direct peace talks in three years.

The meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian officials in Turkey on Friday could not convey a temporary ceasefire.

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A source in the Ukrainian negotiation team said Sky News that Russia threatened to “Eternal” during the talks.

They said the Russians were not ready to talk about the technical details of a ceasefire and wait for the superiors to approve them.

Both countries stated that they were to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war in the greatest such exchange of the conflict.

But Kyiv wants the West to impose narrower sanctions unless Moscow accepts a proposal of Donald Trump For a 30-day ceasefire.