A Russian drone strike on a bus transporting workers in the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more, regional authorities said early Wednesday.
Images published by Dnipropetrovsk region Governor Serhiy Lysak showed the bus with a hole ripped through its ceiling and what appeared to be blood and shattered glass scattered across its floor.
"The enemy attack took nine lives," Lysak wrote on Telegram. "The number of wounded is constantly growing. As of now, there are 30 of them."
The drone strike took place in Marhanets, a city of 45,000 people around 10 kilometres (six miles) from the front line, the governor added.
Ukrainian authorities also reported fires in several regions overnight after Russian attacks. Strikes were reported in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava and Odesa regions.
Russia launched over 100 drones at Ukraine between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday, Ukraine's Air Force said.
Meanwhile, in Russia, one person was reported wounded by shelling in the Belgorod region.
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