In brief
In eastern Ukraine's Pavlohrad district, a drone strike attributed to Russian forces has tragically killed twelve individuals and left seven others injured. The targeted attack struck a company shuttle bus carrying DTEK mine workers. Ukrainian officials continue to investigate the incident amid ongoing air alerts in the region.
Twelve people have been killed by a Russian drone strike near a company shuttle bus in eastern Ukraine, a regional official has said.
Preliminary information also found seven others were injured by the strike in the Pavlohrad district, regional military administration chief Oleksandr Ganzha wrote on Telegram.
Ganzha wrote: We are investigating the details. An air alert is ongoing in the region.
Energy company DTEK stated that the vehicle had been transporting its workers from a mine in the region, calling it a targeted attack. They had been travelling after a shift, Ukraine's largest private energy firm reported, and noted that 15 people had been killed in the attack.
This strike follows earlier incidents on the same day, with local officials reporting at least nine injuries in attacks early on Sunday. In a separate incident, six people were injured when a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia was struck by a drone strike.
Regional head Ivan Fedorov labeled the strike further proof of a war directed against life in a post on Telegram and confirmed that all those injured were receiving necessary assistance.
Officials have also reported three deaths from separate attacks in Kherson, as well as in the central city of Dnipro.
The recent wave of targeted attacks on Ukraine's power grid has exacerbated humanitarian challenges, especially with temperatures predicted to plunge below -20C this weekend.
U.S. President Donald Trump remarked earlier that Russian President Putin had supposedly agreed to halt attacks during the extreme cold, but the Kremlin later clarified this would only last until Sunday.
