Two people killed in Russian drone attack on car in Kherson

Two civilians have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a car in Kherson on the morning of 9 July.

Source: Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES)

Quote from the prosecutor's office: "An investigation has established that Russian forces attacked a car with a drone in Kherson at around 07:30 on 9 July 2026."

Details: Two civilians who were in the car were killed in the strike.

A pre-trial investigation has been launched under the procedural guidance of Kherson District Prosecutor's Office into a war crime resulting in loss of life (Article 438.2 of Ukraine's Criminal Code).

Prosecutors are working with investigators to document the aftermath of the latest Russian strike and gather evidence of the war crime.

Background: 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, was killed in the attack, and nine people sustained injuries.

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