Russian FPV drone hits civilian car in Kharkiv Oblast, killing couple
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20 August, 11:51
The car hit by the Russians. Photo: National Police
Two civilians have been killed in a Russian FPV drone strike in Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: Ukraine's National Police in Kharkiv Oblast
Details: Russian forces struck a civilian car – a ZAZ-1103 Slavuta – with a combat drone on a road near the village of Petrivka in the Zolochiv hromada at 08:30 on 20 August. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
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The attack killed the 70-year-old driver and his 71-year-old partner.
A police investigative team, forensic experts and bomb disposal experts were at the scene.
Investigators have opened a criminal case under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (war crimes).
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