Two people lost their lives Friday when a Russian drone struck a minibus in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the area’s regional governor, Oleksandr Hanzha.
Hanzha shared the news via the Telegram messaging platform, noting that 12 people were hurt in the attack on the town of Nikopol — among them, two children.
Nikopol sits on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River from the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and the town has repeatedly been the target of Russian military strikes.
Meanwhile, Mikhail Fedorov, the governor of the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region, reported that Russian forces carried out a series of strikes throughout Friday on various districts within the region’s main city, also known as Zaporizhzhia. No casualties were reported in connection with those attacks.
Reuters, which reported the story, was unable to independently confirm accounts provided by either side of the conflict.
