Five injured, including teenager, in Russian drone attack on fixed-route minibus in Kherson – photos

Russian forces attacked a fixed-route minibus with a drone in the Dniprovskyi district in Kherson on 6 August, injuring at least five passengers, including a 15-year-old boy.

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

Details: Investigators said Russian forces attacked the minibus at around 12:00.

Five people who were in the minibus were injured in the attack.

Quote from Shanko: "A 15-year-old boy sustained a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to his thigh, shoulder and face. He has been hospitalised in a moderate condition.

A 58-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman have sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds. A 53-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman have sustained blast injuries and concussion."

More details: All those injured are receiving medical treatment.

Kherson District Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into a war crime under Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Prosecutors and investigators are documenting the circumstances of the Russian attack.

Background: On the morning of 6 August, six people were injured in a Russian FPV drone attack on a bus transporting workers to fields in the village of Komyshany in Kherson Oblast.

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