Russian drone hits minibus in Kherson, six people injured
On Sunday afternoon a Russian drone struck a minibus in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Six injured people were taken to hospital, one of them in a critical condition.
Russian forces attacked a minibus in Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine that Russian forces shell regularly, with a drone on Sunday, 25 October. Six passengers were hurt. The incident was reported by the Kherson regional military administration, the body that handles local governance under wartime conditions.
According to the administration, the strike occurred at about 15:11 in the city's Central district. Passengers were inside the vehicle at the moment of impact.
Condition of the victims
Six people with blast injuries were taken to hospital. They are women aged 63 and 67, a 21-year-old young woman, and men aged 67, 68 and 52. Doctors are continuing further examinations.
The administration initially said that one of the men was in an extremely grave condition and that intensive-care doctors were fighting for his life. It later clarified that a 67-year-old Kherson resident is in serious condition. Medics assess the state of the other victims as moderately severe.
The source gives no information on whether there were military targets near the site of the attack, and it provides no further details about damage to the vehicle.
