Event Brief
Russian drone strike hits passenger bus in Ukraine
By The BriefBrief · Sources (23)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Summary: A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in the Nikopol district of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region early Wednesday, killing five people and injuring at least seven. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack had “no military rationale,” and reported additional rail strikes in Mykolaiv and Kovel.
WHO: Russian forces
WHAT: A Russian drone strike hit a passenger bus, killing five and injuring at least seven.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine
WHY: No military rationale was reported by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Sources (23):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
France 24,
Japan Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WTOP News
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