Russia and Ukraine Continue Mutual Drone Attacks, 5 Killed in Ukrainian Bus Attack
Xinhua News Agency Moscow/Kiev, September 16 (Reporter Hou Ming, Huang Silu) The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 16th that from the evening of the 15th to the early morning of the 16th, the Russian military launched drone attacks on Ukraine's military industrial enterprises, ports, and ships serving the Ukrainian military, including a company in Kyiv that produces special vehicles for the Ukrainian military, and a cargo ship in the port of Chernomorsk in Odesa Oblast that transports military supplies for the Ukrainian military.
In addition, Russian air defense forces intercepted and shot down 71 Ukrainian drones in several regions including Bryansk Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, Oryol Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, and over the Black Sea.
According to a report by the Ukrainian International News Agency on the 16th, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Ganza, stated on his social media that a Russian drone struck a passenger bus in the Nikopol region, resulting in 5 deaths and at least 7 injuries.
Russian military conducted drone strikes on Ukrainian military industrial enterprises and a passenger bus in Nikopol, resulting in five deaths and at least seven injuries. The strikes targeted military production facilities in Kyiv and a cargo ship in Odesa. Additionally, Russian air defense intercepted 71 Ukrainian drones during this operation.
- Russian military launched drone strikes on Ukrainian military targets and a passenger bus.
- Five people were killed and at least seven injured in the bus attack in Nikopol.
- 71 Ukrainian drones were intercepted by Russian air defense forces.
- Targets included military industrial enterprises in Kyiv and a cargo ship in Odesa.
- The strikes occurred between September 15 and 16, 2023.