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Russian Drone Attack Kills Miners in Ukraine; Swiss Bar Fire Death Toll Climbs
At least 15 people were killed in a Russian drone attack on a bus carrying miners in the Dnipropetrovsk region of southeastern Ukraine on Sunday, according to Ukrainian officials and energy company DTEK. The attack occurred outside the city of Pavlohrad. Separately, the death toll from a New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, rose to 41 after an 18-year-old victim died from their injuries.
The Ukrainian Energy Minister, Denys Shmyhal, stated on Telegram that the attack was a "cynical and targeted attack on energy sector workers in the Dnipro region." DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy firm, reported that the bus was hit in the town of Ternivka during a mass attack targeting DTEK mines, Euronews reported. Seven other people were injured in the attack on the bus, which was transporting miners.
Meanwhile, in Switzerland, an 18-year-old Swiss national died in a Zurich hospital on Saturday from injuries sustained in the Le Constellation bar fire, Sky News reported. The fire, which occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day, also injured more than 100 others. According to Euronews, the blaze likely started when sparklers ignited soundproof foam on the ceiling of the crowded bar. The victims were mostly young people, including teenagers as young as 14. Many suffered severe burns.
Swiss public prosecutors are conducting an ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire, Sky News noted. Euronews reported that victims included Swiss and French nationals.
In other news, Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, who had been detained during protests on January 8 and whose family was told he faced the death penalty, has been released on bail, according to Sky News, citing Kurdish and Iranian human rights organization Hengaw and Iranian state media ISNA.
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