A Russian drone strike hit a passenger minibus early Wednesday in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, near the southern front line, killing five people and injuring at least seven others, Ukrainian officials reported. The attack adds to a series of Russian strikes targeting civilian transportation and infrastructure.

Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Nikopol district military administration, confirmed that all five fatalities occurred at the scene and that the wounded were receiving medical attention. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as an atrocity lacking any military justification, describing it as part of continued Russian efforts to disrupt logistics and critical infrastructure.

Zelenskyy also reported additional strikes on transportation infrastructure on Wednesday. A passenger train was hit in the Mykolaiv region, resulting in damage to a railway station and a diesel locomotive. Nearly 170 passengers were evacuated before the attack. In the northwestern city of Kovel, an electric locomotive was struck as well. According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Russian attacks on Ukraine’s rail network have damaged or destroyed more than 500 locomotives since the start of the invasion in February 2022, with over half these incidents occurring in 2023 alone. Sybiha characterized the attacks as systematic efforts to paralyze civilian life and disrupt Ukrainian logistics, emphasizing Ukraine’s urgent need for locomotive replacements and financial support.

In related diplomatic developments, Zelenskyy refuted claims made by former U.S. President Donald Trump that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a mutual ceasefire on energy infrastructure attacks. Zelenskyy stated in an interview that Ukraine is willing to enter such an agreement, but only if Russia halts its strikes first. He noted that discussions on an energy truce occurred during a recent meeting with Trump’s representatives, though no concrete agreement has been reached. Previous attempts at ceasefires have quickly collapsed amid reciprocal accusations of violations from both sides.

Separately, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that the captain of the Soobrazitelny corvette received a medal for firing signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea on Monday. The ministry said the helicopter did not respond to communication calls, prompting the warning flares. The incident drew criticism from Denmark.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s assertion that it has no aggressive intentions toward Europe but warned that any attack on Russia from European countries would result in a different, rapid conflict.

Meanwhile, in northern Ukraine’s Sumy region, Russian guided aerial bombs injured six people, including a 14-year-old girl, and caused significant damage to residential buildings. Two homes were destroyed and ten others damaged during the strikes, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the regional military administration.