Russian drone strike kills 12 miners as Kyiv announces new talks


People line up at a bus stop during sub-zero temperatures, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Russian drone strike ‌on a bus carrying miners killed at least 12 people, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced new peace talks ‌amid uncertainty over a Russian suspension of attacks on energy infrastructure.

First Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the strike in the southeastern ‌Dnipropetrovsk region was a "cynical and targeted" attack on energy workers. Their employer DTEK said the victims were finishing a shift.

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