A bus evacuating civilians was attacked by Russian forces on the morning of Saturday 17 May in Sumy Oblast, killing nine people. Source: Yurii Zarko, head of the Bilopillia hromada, on Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a village,

The attack occurred around 6:17 a.m. local time as the bus was heading toward the city of Sumy. Preliminary reports indicate that a Russian Lancet drone was likely used in the strike. By 7:41 a.m., the death toll had risen to nine,

The strike in Sumy Oblast tore the roof off of the vehicle. Nine people were killed and seven were injured on Saturday in a Russian drone attack on a bus carrying civilians in northeastern Ukraine, according to local officials.