Ukraine Bus Crash - Twelve servicemen were killed in a bus crash in eastern Ukraine while 20 were left injured. Reports claim that the bad weather in the area was to blame for the crash involving a military truck and a bus. The incident happened late Monday in the area were pro-Russian separatists are battling with the army.
Officials are now in a hurry seeking blood donors for the 20 servicemen injured in the Ukraine bus crash. As for those who died in the crash, reports from local media state that they were National Guard members.
"During a rotation of volunteers and servicemen in the area of anti-terrorist operations on January 5, military trucks and a bus collided in bad weather conditions," reads the police statement in a report by BBC News.
Footage of the Ukraine bus crash had been broadcast earlier on the Internet television channel, Hromadske. The footage shows what was left of the bus, which was lying in the snow on the side of a two-lane road.
No other details about the Ukraine bus crash has been released. With regards to the war occurring in the area, shelling between separatists and Ukrainian forces have been sporadic despite the announcement of a ceasefire.
Both sides have failed to reach an agreement on the line of division. Since April, more than 4,700 people have died, the latest number being 12 servicemen who had died in the Ukraine bus crash. With the increasing number of deaths involved in the conflict, relations between the West and Russia continue to deteriorate.
On the other hand, Russia has admitted that much of their volunteers have headed east. Yet, the country denies having boosted their ranks with hi-tech equipment and additions to their troops. They continue to accuse the government of Ukraine for indiscriminate shooting. For now, Ukraine is dealing with the deaths of the servicemen involved in the Ukraine bus crash.
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