Russian drones hit fixed-route minibus and cyclist in Donetsk Oblast: one killed, three injured

Three civilians have been injured in a Russian drone attack on a fixed-route minibus in the Kramatorsk district, Donetsk Oblast. A man has been killed in a Russian FPV drone strike on Kostiantynivka.

Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Serhii Horbunov, Head of Kostiantynivka City Military Administration

Details: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported that Russian forces struck the Druzhkivka hromada at 12:10 on 8 November. An FPV drone hit a GAZelle light passenger vehicle used for private transport in the village of Kindrativka. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

As a result of the strike, the 47-year-old driver and two male passengers aged 71 and 86 sustained blast injuries, burns to the head and limbs and concussion. They were taken to hospital.

A civilian man was also killed in a Russian FPV drone attack on Kostiantynivka.

Early reports indicate that at the moment of the strike he was riding a bicycle; his injuries proved fatal.

Horbunov also reported that two people had been injured in the strike on Kostiantynivka. They sought medical assistance on their own at a hospital in Druzhkivka.

Quote: "Later the city came under another strike – the enemy used a fibre-optic FPV attack drone. This time there were no casualties, but an armoured vehicle belonging to the Proliska humanitarian mission, which was used to evacuate civilians, was damaged.

Early reports indicate that the strike hit the vehicle directly while it was carrying out a humanitarian task. Humanitarian personnel were inside and, fortunately, were not injured. The vehicle sustained significant mechanical damage."

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