Russian drone strike kills two in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, governor says


June 26 (Reuters) - ⁠A Russian drone strike ⁠on Friday killed two passengers ‌aboard a minibus in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, regional governor Oleksandr ​Hanzha said.

Hanzha, writing ⁠on the Telegram ⁠messaging app, said 12 people, ⁠including two ‌children, were injured in the strike ⁠in Nikopol.

The town, on the ​opposite ‌bank of the Dnipro River ⁠from the ​Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, is a frequent ⁠target of Russian attacks.

Mikhail ​Fedorov, governor of adjacent Zaporizhzhia region, said Russian forces had been ⁠launching strikes throughout the day on districts of the region's main city, also ​called Zaporizhzhia.

There were ⁠no reports of casualties.

Reuters could ​not verify independent ‌accounts from either ​side.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

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