- February 1, 2026
- 5:47 pm
- Ukraine
The tragedy occurred on Saturday, February 1, 2026, during the day, around 17:00 local time. In the Pavlograd district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces struck with attack drones in an area where a service bus with miners was located.
According to preliminary data, 15 people were killed as a result of the attack, and at least seven more were injured with varying degrees of severity. All the victims are civilians.
This concerns a service bus of one of the enterprises, which was performing a shift transfer of mine workers. At the time of the strike, people were on their way to work. There was no military equipment or military units nearby.
The incident was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Sergey Ganja. According to him, the Russian attack UAV exploded in close proximity to the bus, after which a fire broke out. The fire was extinguished by SES units.
Emergency services arrived at the scene within a short time. Medics, rescuers, and investigative-operational groups were working. The final number of victims is being clarified, as some of the injured were taken to hospitals in serious condition.
According to local media, the tragedy occurred in the area of the village of Ternovka, near the city of Pavlograd. The bus with miners — employees of DTEK “Pavlogradugol,” one of the key enterprises in Ukraine’s energy sector, was hit.
People’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and head of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine, Mikhail Volynets, clarified that the bus was on a standard work route. According to him, the attack was carried out by four Shahed-type attack drones, indicating a targeted and deliberate nature of the strike.
“This is the kind of ‘energy truce’ and these are the ‘negotiations’ — when they cynically strike at the people on whom the country’s energy and the most difficult heating season in its history depend,” Volynets stated.
The village of Ternovka is located approximately 70 kilometers from the front line. It is not a frontline zone but a rear area where critical infrastructure continues to operate.
In this context, NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency emphasizes: the strike on the bus with miners on February 1 is not a random incident but another episode of a systematic war against the civilian population and Ukraine’s energy resilience.
The investigation continues. The Ukrainian side is documenting the circumstances of the attack and preparing materials for international instances. The names of the deceased people, who were simply on their way to work that day, are gradually becoming known.
