Updated On: 02 February, 2026 11:29 AM IST | ronak mastakar
At least 15 people were killed and seven others injured when a Russian drone struck a service bus carrying miners in the Pavlohrad district of Ukraine on Saturday (local time), according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. (Pics/AFP)

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According to a statement issued on X by the emergency service, a fire broke out following the strike but was promptly extinguished by firefighters.
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"A Russian drone attacked a company service bus in the Pavlohrad district! Preliminary reports indicate that 12 people were killed. Seven others were injured and hospitalised. A fire broke out, which was extinguished by firefighters," the emergency service said in its post.

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"The number of victims from the Russian attack has increased to 15 people," it added.
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The attack targeted a company bus near the DTEK coal facility, following which Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, described the incident as "an unprovoked terrorist attack on a purely civilian target".

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In a statement on X, Timchenko called the attack the "single largest loss of life of DTEK employees since Russia`s full-scale invasion" and "one of the darkest days in our history."
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