Overview
- A remote‑piloted FPV (first‑person‑view) drone hit a city minibus in central Nikopol as it pulled up to a stop, killing three people and injuring 12.
- Officials said people were inside the vehicle and at the stop, showing the blast struck a public transit pickup point.
- Rescue crews and medics reached the scene within minutes and reported freeing seven people who were trapped.
- Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said investigators are documenting the strike and that emergency services are working to help everyone who needs care.
- Authorities noted recent civilian casualties in the region, including an 11‑year‑old killed the previous day in the Pokrovske community.