Russian drone hits civilian car in Zaporizhzhia region, leaving one dead, two injured

Russian drone hits civilian car in Zaporizhzhia region, leaving one dead, two injured

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In Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, a man was killed and two people were injured as Russian FPV drone struck a vehicle in the Polohy district.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov.

“The enemy FPV drone hit a car in the Polohy district. Unfortunately, the driver – a 67-year-old man – was killed at the scene,” Fedorov wrote.

He added that the passengers in the vehicle were also injured: a 62-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs, while a 61-year-old woman was injured and is currently being diagnosed by doctors.

The wounded were taken to the regional hospital.

Read also: Overnight Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk region leave two dead, two injured

According to earlier reports, over the past day Russian forces carried out 738 attacks on 31 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, leaving two people injured.

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