Russian forces hit minibus with drone in Kherson, killing four and injuring five
The regional head said the attack took place at around 9:00 a.m. The drone hit a passenger minibus directly.
"Four civilians died from their injuries as a result of the attack," he said.
The regional military administration later added that the victims were a 69-year-old man and three women aged 89, 63, and 71.
Police also said five more people were injured.
After the strike, the driver decided to take the injured to the hospital in the damaged vehicle himself to avoid wasting time, the regional military administration said.
Police are documenting the consequences of the attack as another Russian war crime and are establishing the circumstances of the strike.
At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, commenting on the attack, called it another Russian "safari" against the civilian population of Kherson.
"The brutal Russian 'safari' against our people in Kherson has long gone beyond anything any normal person can imagine," the statement reads.
According to the president, five people have already been reported injured.
"It is absolutely clear that the bus was civilian. These are the daily realities of life in Ukraine's frontline regions. While partners hesitate over additional supplies of protective equipment, the Russians have long crossed the line of impunity," the president said.
Background
It is worth noting that Russian forces constantly hunt civilians with drones in the city and the region. On the morning of July 18, the Russian army carried out a series of drone attacks on residential neighborhoods in Kherson. Pedestrians and a civilian car came under enemy strikes. In total, nine residents sustained injuries of varying severity, including a 14-year-old child.
In addition, on August 4, a Russian FPV drone in Kherson chased a civilian man who worked as a market seller and later exploded near him. The victim survived and remains under medical supervision.
Also, on the night of August 18, a Russian attack drone struck a private house in Kherson, and the munition hit a toddler's bed where a two-year-old boy was sleeping. The child miraculously escaped injury, and the family decided to evacuate.
As Rubryka reported, American journalist Zarina Zabrisky made the film "Kherson: Human Safari." She worked on the film for two years and, despite terrifying constant shelling, lived in Kherson to tell the world about Russian terror.
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