People were on the attacked bus going for evacuation, most of the dead were women of retirement age, – the head of the Bilopolska community Zarko

On the morning of May 17, 2025, Russian troops struck a bus in Bilopilla with a drone . 9 people were killed and 5 were injured.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to ” Suspilne.Sumi “.

“People were on this bus going for evacuation. Outside the city, the bus was hit by a “Lancet”, which was guided by a reconnaissance drone. We now have 9 dead and 5 wounded. The latter received medical assistance on the spot and were sent to a hospital in Sumy. We are now taking out the bodies of the dead. The identities of some of them have not yet been established. The vast majority are women of retirement age, 2-3 men also died,” said the head of the community, Yuriy Zarko.

As reported, on the morning of May 17, a Russian drone attacked a bus carrying civilians. As of 8 a.m., nine people had died. Three days of mourning have been declared in Bilopilla, Sumy Oblast .

Author: Iryna Dashkivska Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n3552757

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