MELITOPOL, February 4. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces attacked a school bus in the Zaporozhye Region with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), according to the region's governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, who reported the incident on his Telegram channel.
The latest reports indicate that five children and the driver were injured in the strike. Investigators have launched a criminal case.
TASS has gathered the key details of the incident.
Circumstances of the attack
- The Ukrainian army attacked a school bus with a drone in the Vasilyevsky district of the Zaporozhye Region.
- The bus was carrying 20 children.
The victims
- Five children and the driver were injured in the attack, Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said.
- The injured children are in stable condition. Three of them have been sent to Melitopol regional hospital for further care, the region's health ministry said.
- The Federal Disaster Medicine Center of the Russian Health Ministry is coordinating assistance to the children, the ministry said.
The investigation
- Investigators have initiated a criminal case over the attack.
- According to preliminary data, Ukraine used a foreign-made drone in the attack, presumed to be US-made, the region's emergency response services said.
- Experts will further examine the drone to determine the exact model used.
Russia's reaction
- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted the "strategic silence" of international bodies after the attack.
- The drone was clearly targeting the school bus, Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large in charge of overseeing the Kiev regime’s crimes, said.