Russian drones "hunt" cars in Kharkiv Oblast: one killed, two injured

- 13 October, 16:25
Russian drones "hunt" cars in Kharkiv Oblast: one killed, two injured – photos

A Russian drone attack damaged at least five cars in Kharkiv Oblast on 13 October, killing one person and injuring two others.

Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Suspilne Kharkiv

A damaged car
Photo: Suspilne Kharkiv

Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: "At around 10:00 on 13 October, an enemy FPV drone struck a car travelling along a road near the village of Kuriazhanka. The 53-year-old driver, a resident of the settlement of Korotych, was killed in the strike."

Photo: Prosecutor's Office

Details: A Russian drone also attacked a vehicle on the road between the village of Cherkaska Lozova and the city of Derhachi. Two men were injured.

A damaged car
Photo: Suspilne Kharkiv

In addition, Viktor Kovalenko, Head of Zolochiv Settlement Military Administration, told Suspilne that Russian forces had attacked the settlement of Zolochiv with FPV drones at least three times since the morning. The attacks damaged three cars, a shop and internet networks.

Пошкоджене авто у Золочеві. Фото: Віктор Коваленко
Photo: Suspilne Kharkiv

Background:

  • On the afternoon of 13 October, a Russian drone struck a supermarket in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, leaving two people injured.
  • On 12 October, from early morning until late at night, Russia attacked Kharkiv, destroying a high-rise building and the entire entrance section of another residential building.
  • On 13 October, the bodies of four people were recovered from the rubble of the building, and over 40 people are currently known to have been injured.

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