Russian drone hits car and fixed-route minibus in Kherson, killing one person and injuring nine – video

Russian forces launched two drone strikes on a car and a fixed-route minibus in Kherson's Korabelnyi district on the morning of 8 July. A woman, 72, has been killed in the attack, and nine people have sustained injuries.

Source: Kherson City Military Administration; Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Yaroslav Shanko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration; Kherson Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Details: Kherson City Military Administration reported that the Russian drone had struck a car in the Korabelnyi district.

Men aged 60 and 57 have been injured. One of the men has been taken to hospital for further examination. The other has been diagnosed as suffering from blast injuries and acoustic barotrauma. After receiving the necessary medical treatment, he will continue treatment on an outpatient basis.

Russian forces later launched yet another attack on Kherson's Korabelnyi district. This time, a fixed-route minibus came under attack.

According to Kherson Oblast Military Administration, a 72-year-old woman was killed instantly.

Seven other passengers sustained injuries of varying severity. They are women aged 40 and 47, and men aged 46, 49, 54, 55 and 57.

The bus driver is also suffering from concussion and the vehicle sustained significant damage.

Law enforcement officers are documenting the aftermath of the Russian attack.

Quote from Prokudin: "The terrorists once again attacked a fixed-route minibus with a drone at the very moment when it was carrying the largest number of passengers.

This was a deliberate strike on civilian transport. The drone operator could not have failed to see that the bus was carrying civilians. Yet they deliberately directed the drone straight into the passenger compartment."

Background: Russian forces launched a guided aerial bomb strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia on the night of 7-8 July. Three people were injured, a food industry facility was destroyed and a garage complex was damaged.

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