# Nine killed after bus comes under fire in Russian-occupied Luhansk region, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/33378

- Meduza, 2026-08-26 16:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/26/nine-dead-after-bus-comes-under-fire-in-russian-occupied-luhansk-region-moscow-installed-official-says

> Leonid Pasechnik, the Russian-appointed head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, said Ukrainian forces “deliberately” struck an intercity bus traveling from Lysychansk to Stakhanov. The bus had 15 passengers; Pasechnik reported nine deaths and five wounded.

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