New Delhi, May 17 -- Hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire, a Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people.

"This is another war crime by Russia - a deliberate strike on civilian transport that posed no threat," the Sumy regional administration said in a post on the Telegram messaging app, the Associated Press reported.

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Earlier on Friday, Russian and Ukrainian officials held talks in Turkey to establish a temporary ceasefire, marking their first direct meeting since the early weeks of Russia...