Russian drone hits civilian bus in Kostiantynivka, injuring three people

Russian drone hits civilian bus in Kostiantynivka, injuring three people

video
Ukrinform
Russian forces struck a civilian bus in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, with an FPV drone, injuring three people.

The regional police reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

The attack occurred around 7:35 on September 2. The victims include two women aged 43 and 64, as well as the 77-year-old bus driver.

Police said the driver was trapped inside the bus. Local residents tried unsuccessfully to free him until police officers arrived; together they managed to pull the man to safety.

The situation remained highly dangerous as enemy drones continued circling overhead, threatening another strike.

All three victims received first aid from paramedics before being transported to hospital.

Read also: Russian drones hit civilian infrastructure in Kostiantynivka, injuring utility workers

As reported earlier, Russian attacks wounded 14 civilians across Donetsk region on September 2.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421.

© 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-