Russian drones attack vehicles in Kharkiv region: two men killed, volunteer injured

Russian drones attack vehicles in Kharkiv region: two men killed, volunteer injured

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Russian drones targeted two civilian vehicles in the Kharkiv region throughout the day, killing two men and injuring a female volunteer.

This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, according to Ukrinform.

“According to the investigation, on October 5 around 12:00, a Russian strike drone—reportedly a Molniya—hit a car traveling along a road in the Kupiansk district. A 37-year-old volunteer driving the vehicle was injured,” the statement said.

Later that day, around 14:00, an FPV drone struck another vehicle in the village of Kolodiazne, also in the Kupiansk district. Two men, aged 50 and 35, were killed.

Read also: Injury toll in Russian attack on Lviv region rises to eight, with four killed

Under the procedural guidance of the Kupiansk District Prosecutor’s Office of the Kharkiv region, pre-trial investigations have been launched into the commission of war crimes.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, on October 4 around 11:40, Russian forces shelled the village of Husynka in the Kupiansk district, killing a 57-year-old woman.

Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office

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