Fists for Peace: Russia and Ukraine Hit Each Other with Drones — No Tears, Just Hardcore High-Tech!

While Ukrainian and Russian diplomats were shooting icy glares and tossing proposals at each other in Istanbul (no talk of friendship, obviously), things up north in Ukraine were a lot more straightforward: at dawn, a Russian “Lancet” drone obliterated a civilian minibus in Bilopillia, Sumy region. Nine dead, seven wounded — yet another slap in the face to the myth of “peacefulness.”

The Ukrainians say: the bus was just going about its business, not on a tour of a tank range. The region’s governor, Oleh Hryhora, called the attack “inhuman.” In response, Russian media mumbled the usual stuff about some military target in Sumy. For some, apparently, there’s no difference left between civilians and soldiers — just like there are no spaces in their pitiful tweets.

In classic fashion, all this happened right after the “historic” talks: for the first time since 2022, Russian and Ukrainian delegations met face-to-face (for a change, not through a drone’s crosshairs). Naturally, there was no breakthrough. They promised to exchange a thousand prisoners each—at least that’s something.

Zelensky hit back: this was a cold-blooded killing of civilians, and drones can definitely tell a minibus from an armored vehicle. Russia, as usual, stayed silent—just some muddled “sources” talking about supposed targets.

The US made its appearance in this circus too: Trump, as always, chimed in, saying there’ll be a ceasefire only after his personal get-together with Putin. Until those two “alphas” have their chat, the rest can only swap hostages and comments. War runs like clockwork: drones in the morning, prisoners in the evening, Twitter brawls at night.

Ukraine isn’t keeping quiet: Reuters reports — Russian ammo depots in Crimea blew up after a Ukrainian drone raid. No one bothers with words anymore — they prove their point with explosions.

The talks go on. Just wrangling over wording, while drones are the only ones really making themselves heard in this circus.