Russian drone strike on passenger bus kills five in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of 16 September, killing five people and injuring at least seven. The same overnight wave also saw a drone hit a passenger train on the Kyiv–Mykolaiv route, with no casualties reported there.
Key points
- Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of 16 September.
- Five people killed at the scene; all five died on the spot.
- At least seven people injured and under medical supervision.
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported the casualties via Telegram.
- During the night, Russians also shelled Nikopol and the Marhanets community; no casualties reported, an apartment building damaged.
- A Russian drone struck passenger train No. 122 on the Kyiv–Mykolaiv route in Mykolaiv Oblast; all passengers evacuated safely, no injuries.
- Kyiv came under renewed Russian drone attacks in the same wave; more than 60 of about 80 aerial objects were neutralized.
What happened
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of 16 September, killing five people at the scene and injuring at least seven, who were reported to be under medical supervision and receiving assistance. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported the casualty figures via Telegram. During the same overnight period, Russian forces also shelled Nikopol and the Marhanets community; no casualties were reported there, though an apartment building was damaged. Separately, a Russian drone hit passenger train No. 122 running the Kyiv–Mykolaiv route in Mykolaiv Oblast; the locomotive crew, train crew and passengers were evacuated in time and no injuries were reported, with bus transport being arranged to take the train's passengers to the final station. The broader overnight wave included renewed drone attacks on Kyiv, where Ukrainian air defenses confirmed multiple drone impacts and warehouses caught fire, injuring one person; more than 60 of around 80 aerial objects launched in the wave were reported neutralized.