LUGANSK, October 20. /TASS/. Since the start of the year, the Ukrainian armed forces have deliberately struck more than 280 passenger buses in Russia’s regions, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS.

"Since the beginning of 2026, Ukrainian militants have deliberately attacked more than 280 passenger buses [in Russia]," he said.

Miroshnik recalled that last week, Ukrainian militants attacked a scheduled minibus en route from Lisichansk to Krasnodar in the Lugansk People’s Republic, instantly killing the driver and injuring 10 other passengers.