Russian drone kills man in Kharkiv Oblast, four injured in another strike

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — 26 September, 18:01
Russian drone kills man in Kharkiv Oblast, four injured in another strike
The aftermath of a Russian attack. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Police

A Russian FPV drone strike on a car has killed a man in Kharkiv Oblast, while four people, including two children, have been injured in a separate strike.

Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Oblast Police

Details: The Prosecutor's Office reported that at around 12:00 on 26 September, Russian forces attacked a civilian car with an FPV drone on a road near the turn-off to the village of Pytomnyk in the Kharkiv district.

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The 50-year-old driver died at the scene as a result of the strike.

A 73-year-old woman was also in the car. She was not injured.

Meanwhile, four people were injured in a strike on the village of Lebiazhe in the Chuhuiv district: a 56-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman, and two boys aged five and 12. Medics diagnosed them with shock.

The strike, reportedly carried out using a multiple-launch rocket system, partially destroyed a two-storey apartment building.

The aftermath of a Russian attack
The aftermath of a Russian attack
Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Police

Around 15 cars parked nearby were also damaged. Windows were shattered and doors damaged in nearby buildings.

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