New Delhi, Feb 2: At least twelve miners were killed after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying workers in eastern Ukraine, according to the country’s largest private energy company, DTEK, the BBC reported. The attack took place on Sunday in the Dnipropetrovsk region as the bus was transporting miners home after their shift. Ukraine’s State Emergency Services said at least 15 others were injured. DTEK initially reported 15 deaths but later revised the toll to at least 12. In separate Russian attacks overnight, at least two more people were killed and nine injured, officials said. Meanwhile, six people were injured after a drone hit a maternity hospital in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Two of the injured were women who were in labour at the time of the strike. Videos shared on social media, carrying official watermarks, showed shattered windows, debris-filled rooms, fire damage, and firefighters evacuating patients. Footage also showed hospital offices, patient beds, and a children’s room badly damaged. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said the hospital strike showed Russian President Vladimir Putin was waging a “war against civilians,” despite ongoing peace efforts.
