Nine people were killed and four were injured in a Russian drone attack on a civilian bus in the northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, the local military administration reported, quoted by Agence France-Presse and BNR.
Medics and rescue teams have been sent to the scene.
Meanwhile, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, TASS reported that Russian forces hit a military equipment deployment point in Sumy.
The attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years.