Civilians Killed In Ukraine And Russia Amid Wave Of Cross-Border Drone Strikes
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A Russian drone strike on a civilian bus in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol has killed three passengers and injured 16 others, Ukrainian officials said, amid a wave of overnight attacks that left civilians, including children, dead or injured on both sides.
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News Civilians Killed In Ukraine And Russia Amid Wave Of Cross-Border Drone Strikes By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service April 07, 2026 11:44 CET Civilians Killed In Ukraine And Russia Amid Wave Of Cross-Border Drone Strikes Share Share Print A Russian drone strike on a civilian bus in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol has killed three passengers and injured 16 others, Ukrainian officials said, amid a wave of overnight attacks that left civilians, including children, dead or injured on both sides. Oleksandr Hanzha, the head of the regional military administration, reported that Russian forces had attacked a municipal bus in the center of Nikopol, a city in Ukraine's eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, with a drone on April 7. According to him, the bus was pulling into a stop at the time, with people both inside and nearby. "It was deliberate terror against civilians," he wrote on Telegram. Map: Russian Strike Hits Bus In Nikopol Ukraine’s State Emergency Service released images from the site if the incident showing the extent of the damage. Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times overnight, the regional governor also reported. An 11-year-old boy died and five others were wounded when a house caught fire as a result of a drone strike, he said . The Ukrainian Air Force reported on April 7 that Russia launched 110 drones against Ukraine overnight. In Russia’s central Vladimir region, the local governor said Ukrainian drones struck civilian infrastructure, killing three people, including a child born in 2014. Governor Aleksandr Avdeev said a 5-year-old girl survived but suffered burns and was hospitalized. Russian forces shot down 45 Ukrainian drones over the country overnight, the Russian Defense ministry reported on April 7. Amid escalating attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a cease-fire focused on halting such strikes. “If Russia is ready to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure, we will be ready to res...
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