Drone crash lands onto road in Kyiv: one injured, cars and bus catch fire – photos

STANISLAV POHORILOV — 12 November, 13:11
Drone crash lands onto road in Kyiv: one injured, cars and bus catch fire – photos
Photo: State Emergency Service of Kyiv

The Russians attacked Kyiv with drones on the afternoon of 12 November. During air defence operations, a drone crash landed onto a roadway, leaving one person injured.

Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; State Emergency Service (SES) of Kyiv

Quote from Klitschko: "In the Shevchenkivskyi district, as a result of a UAV crashing onto the roadway, a car caught fire. According to early reports, a bus is burning as well."

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Details: Klitschko said that one person was injured and medical personnel are providing treatment.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Kyiv

A car was on fire and a bus was damaged. Emergency services are working at the scene.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Kyiv

Update: The SES later reported that the drone debris crash caused a fire covering an area of 20 sq m, which firefighters promptly extinguished.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Kyiv

A bus with passengers on board was damaged, and one person is known to have been injured.

Rescue workers urge Kyiv residents and visitors to respond to air-raid warnings and remain in safe places until the all-clear is given.

Background: On the morning of 12 November, a woman aged 44 was killed and seven people were injured when a Russian drone hit a nine-storey residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district.

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