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Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a blaze at private homes following a Russian air attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on September 16, 2026 [Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP]   (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458) Al Jazeera Staff , AFPand Reuters   Published On 16 Sep 2026 16 Sep 2026  | Updated: 4 hours ago Updated: 4 hours ago    Ukrainian officials say that a Russian drone strike on a bus near the front line in southern Ukraine has killed at least five people and injured seven others. The attack on Wednesday hit an area around the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on the Telegram messaging app. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/14/attacks-will-be-fully-autonomous-russia-ukraine-race-towards-ai-warfare) ‘Attacks will be fully autonomous’: Russia, Ukraine race towards AI warfare  list 2 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/14/why-is-trump-warning-zelenskyy-not-to-hit-russian-diesel-refineries) Why is Trump warning Zelenskyy not to hit Russian diesel refineries?  list 3 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/13/poland-ukraine-accuse-russia-of-escalation-after-strikes-near-border) Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near border   end of list  Nikopol sits on the opposite bank of the Dnipro river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian troops since the first days of the war. Photos posted by Ukrainian officials showed windows blown out of a white minibus, with a trail of blood streaming down the side of the vehicle. “Russians cynically struck a passenger bus. They targeted a minibus which carried people going about their daily business,” said Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk region council. There was no immediate comment from Russia on the attack. The number of civilians killed in Ukraine has (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/steep-rise-in-civilian-casualties-in-russia-ukraine-war-un-says) increased sharply this year , according to the United Nations, amid an escalation in strikes. At least 1,396 civilians were killed and 7,978 others wounded in Ukraine during the first six months of 2026, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, a 37 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.      Meanwhile, at least 250 civilians were killed and 1,596 others injured in Ukrainian attacks inside Russia during the first six months of this year, according to the UN mission, quoting credible Russian open-source reporting – a 121 percent increase in civilian casualties in the country compared with the previous year. Advertisement    Both Ukraine and Russia deny deliberately targeting civilians in the war that began with (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/ukraine-russia-crisis/) Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Elsewhere, an explosion was heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Wednesday morning, a witness told the Reuters news agency, while a Russian strike caused a fire at a warehouse there, city authorities said on Telegram. Russia also attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s central region of Poltava overnight into Wednesday, regional governor Vitalii Diakivnych said, without giving any further details. A Russian drone also hit an unnamed industrial facility, Diakivnych said on Telegram. Russia’s Defence Ministry also announced that it had hit a cargo vessel in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, in the Odesa region. Meanwhile, one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, the region’s acting governor Yegor Kovalchuk said in a statement on Russia’s MAX messenger app.            aj-logo             aj-logo             aj-logo       Advertisement          About About   Show more  (https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) About Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) Code of Ethics   (https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) Terms and Conditions   (https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) EU/EEA Regulatory Notice   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) Privacy Policy   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) Cookie Policy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Cookie Preferences    (https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) Accessibility Statement   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) Sitemap   (https://careers.aljazeera.net/) Work for us      Connect Connect   Show more  (https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) Contact Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) User Accounts Help   (https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) Advertise with us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) Stay Connected   (https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) Newsletters   (https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) Channel Finder   (https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) TV Schedule   (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) Podcasts   (https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) Submit a Tip   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) Paid Partner Content      Our Channels Our Channels   Show more  (http://aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Arabic   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Al Jazeera English   (https://www.ajiunit.com/) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit   (https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) Al Jazeera Mubasher   (http://doc.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Documentary   (http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Balkans   (http://ajplus.net/) AJ+      Our Network Our Network   Show more  (http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies   (http://training.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Media Institute   (http://learning.aljazeera.net/) Learn Arabic   (http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights   (http://forum.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Forum   (https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Al Jazeera Hotel Partners        Follow Al Jazeera English: (https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera) facebook       (https://twitter.com/ajenglish) twitter     (https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish) youtube     (https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/?hl=en) instagram-colored-outline                          (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml) rss     (https://bsky.app/profile/aljazeera.com) bluesky     (https://www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish) tiktok-colored-outline                  (Al Jazeera Media Network logo)   © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network