Drone strikes on a bus carrying coal miners near Ternivka kill 12, local authorities say
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
A drone attack hit a bus taking coal miners home from a mine near Pavlohrad, in Ternivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, about 65 km from the front line. Local authorities reported 12 civilians killed and 16 injured, among them bystanders and people who came to help. UN human rights monitors who visited found two craters in front of and behind the bus and drone remnants; an injured miner described a second blast minutes after the first. HRMMU head Danielle Bell said civilians should be able to commute without fear.
- When
- 1 February 2026
- Where
- Ternivka, Ukraine
- What
- drone attack
- Acting party
- Ministry of Defence of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. The UN monitoring mission described it as a Russian attack; Ukrainian officials blamed Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
- Evidence UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
- Origin of the claim UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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