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Russian strike on civilian bus in northern Ukraine kills nine

17/05/2025 10:07 The Guardian

Most of those killed were elderly women who were being evacuated, according to local officialsNine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a minibus that local authorities say was evacuating civilians in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region.Local authorities said that most of those killed were elderly women being evacuated from Bilopillya, a town in the Sumy region that has come under repeated Russian attack. Continue reading...

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