BELGOROD, July 28. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces hit a bus in the town of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod Region with a drone, injuring 19 civilians, Acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev reported on his Max channel.

"This morning, Ukrainian forces struck a civilian bus in the town of Shebekino with a drone. Fortunately, according to preliminary information, nobody was killed. However, 19 civilians were injured," he wrote.

The governor added that, according to medical professionals, six of those wounded are in serious condition.

"Eighteen [of those injured] were quickly transported to the Shebekino Central District Hospital. A total of 15 citizens sustained shrapnel wounds, with three more suffering blast-induced injuries, according to preliminary information," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

The Russian Health Ministry later reported that all nineteen of those wounded have been taken to hospitals.