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Russia Today
6 days ago
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- Russia Today
Five civilians killed in Ukrainian attacks on buses – officials (PHOTOS)
At least five civilians have been killed and several others injured in a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on vehicles in Russia's Kherson Region over the past 24 hours, according to regional officials. On Monday, Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo said three civilians were killed when a Ukrainian drone struck a private bus in the Golopristansky district in the region's south. He added that three more civilians were 'gravely injured' and were taken to a local hospital. In another incident in the same district, Saldo said an artillery shell hit a passenger car, injuring two civilians, who were also hospitalized. Two more civilians were wounded in the town of Nova Kakhovka to the north of Golopristansky district, in what Saldo described as a 'terrorist attack' that struck another civilian vehicle. Separately, the city administration of Nova Kakhovka said a minibus was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike, with two people dying at the scene. Another victim of the strike was hospitalized, officials said, releasing a picture of a badly damaged vehicle, with a blurred body lying on the ground nearby. Russian officials have repeatedly accused Ukrainian forces of attacking civilian targets in frontline areas. In February, officials in Russia's Zaporozhye Region reported that a school bus was attacked by a Ukrainian drone, injuring the driver and five children. In November, local authorities said four people were killed and 17 injured when a Ukrainian artillery strike hit a passenger bus in Kherson Region.
Russia Today
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Moldova denies claims its soldiers were killed in Ukraine conflict
Moldova has denied media reports that it covered up the deaths of several Moldovan soldiers who were allegedly killed in a Russian strike at a Ukrainian training ground near the front line. On Sunday, local media claimed that a group of Moldovan contract soldiers was present at a Ukrainian military range near Davydov Brod in the Kiev-occupied part of Russia's Kherson Region – around 50km from the front line – when it was struck by Russian forces in late June. The reports claimed that out of ten Moldovan troops, four were killed and two were wounded. They also claimed that the families of the deceased received 'enormous payouts' and were forced to sign secrecy agreements. The Moldovan soldiers were reportedly dispatched to Ukraine in a 'private deal' between President Maia Sandu and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky. The report added that the soldiers were supposed to be deployed to western Ukraine and should not have been sent so close to the front line, but Kiev violated the agreement with Chisinau. Media reports claiming that the Moldovan soldiers were killed featured footage released by Russia's Defense Ministry on June 22 showing a strike in the area. At the time, Moscow claimed that over 70 Ukrainian troops were killed and more than ten vehicles were destroyed at the training ground, but it did not mention any foreign personnel. The Moldovan Defense Ministry has denied the claims, dismissing them as 'a gross lie' concocted with 'the aim of manipulating public opinion... discrediting the National Army, and sowing panic among citizens.' On Monday, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused NATO of turning Moldova into a 'battering ram' against Russia by preparing the former Soviet Republic to host the bloc's military. The SVR also claimed that NATO plans to use Moldova's population as 'cannon fodder' in a potential clash with Russia.
