Drone attack targets bomb disposal experts in Kharkiv region; one killed, several injured

Drone attack targets bomb disposal experts in Kharkiv region; one killed, several injured

photos
Ukrinform
A police bomb disposal expert was killed and others were injured in the Kharkiv region as a result of a Russian drone attack.

According to Ukrinform, the National Police reported this.

According to preliminary reports, on June 7, near the village of Chystovodivka in the Izium district, police officers were responding to a call to neutralize a suspected explosive device—specifically, an unidentified type of drone that had not detonated.

While bomb disposal experts were working at the scene, an enemy UAV struck a law enforcement vehicle.

A police bomb disposal officer was killed instantly by the impact. Three other members of the unit and a civilian were injured. An investigative team, district department leaders, and other relevant services immediately arrived at the scene.

All the injured are receiving medical care.

Investigators are documenting the consequences of yet another war crime committed by Russian military personnel.

Information regarding this incident has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Part 2 of Article 438 (war crimes) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

As reported by Ukrinform, in the Hlukhiv community of Sumy region, the Russian army launched a targeted strike on a fire truck and shelled a fire station.

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.

© 2015-2026 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-