Russians attack bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with drones, killing 12 miners and injuring 16 – photos
Twelve mine workers have been killed and 16 injured in a Russian drone attack on a company bus in Ternivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Mykhailo Volynets, Head of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine; DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company; National Police of Ukraine
Quote from Hanzha: "An enemy UAV has landed near a company bus in the Pavlohrad district. Early reports indicate that 12 people were killed and seven were injured. We are ascertaining the details."
Details: Mykhailo Volynets, chair of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine, said the Russians attacked a coal mining company and a bus carrying mine workers which provided shuttle services during shift changes. The Russians used four Shahed-type UAVs.
DTEK later reported that 15 mine workers were killed and seven injured.
Quote from DTEK: "Russia has carried out a large-scale terrorist attack on DTEK mines in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The epicentre of one of the attacks was a company bus transporting miners from work after their shift in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
As of now, 15 miners are known to have been killed. Early reports indicate that seven miners were also injured."
Update: DTEK has revised its statement. It is now reporting that 12 miners were killed and 16 injured, including nine who are in a serious condition.
The National Police of Ukraine have confirmed that as of 22:00, 12 people are known to have been killed and 16 injured as a result of the drone attack on the bus in Ternivka.
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