Ukrainian drone hits civilian bus in Russia’s Belgorod region
A Russian official has warned Ukraine that any ballistic missile strikes on major Russian cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, would trigger the need to evacuate Kyiv.
The statement comes amid reports of Ukraine planning longer-range ballistic missile strikes on Russian major cities soon.
Ukraine is developing FP-9 ballistic missile capable of reaching deep into Russia.
"A Ukrainian UAV struck a civilian bus in Shebekino this morning. 19 civilians injured. 18 taken to hospital," the region’s acting governor, Alexander Shuvayev, said.
Six of the injured are in serious condition and will be transferred to Belgorod hospitals, he added.
This has been the latest strike in a series of Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure and populated areas:
In June, a Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in Russian Bryansk region, killing a woman accompanying the team and injuring eight people, including six children
In May, a drone strike on a dormitory in the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People's Republic killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40, with a missile hitting a residential area
Russian strikes continue to hit Ukrainian ports and vessels supplying the military
The attacks targeted a trans-shipment facility and fuel depots in Nikolayev's port, and also hit a cargo vessel at sea that was hauling military supplies to Odessa and Chernomorsk.
Source: Sputnik
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