Sri Lanka, May 17 -- Officials in Ukraine report that nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack targeting a civilian minibus in the north-eastern region.

The incident occurred this morning (17) in Bilopillia as the minibus was en route to Sumy, the regional capital situated near the Russian border.

Regional military leaders also reported that seven others sustained injuries in the attack.

This strike took place mere hours after Russia and Ukraine engaged in their first face-to-face discussions in over three years.

While the talks yielded limited progress, an agreement for a prisoner exchange was reached.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack on the bus as "a deliberate killing of civilians." Russia...