A Russian attack on a civilian bus in Ukraine’s northeast Sumy region has killed eight people and injured five others, the Ukrainian military has said.

“Medics and rescuers have been urgently sent to the scene,” Ihor Tkachenko, head of Sumy’s military administration, said on Telegram.

The attack comes hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years.

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