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Police officer killed by Russian FPV drone in Kherson Oblast

Patrol police officer Ihor Kulbaba from Ternopil Oblast was killed by a Russian FPV drone attack in Kherson Oblast on the evening of June 24.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda (EN)

Officer dies in drone strike

On the evening of June 24, a Russian FPV drone killed patrol police officer Ihor Kulbaba from Ternopil Oblast in Kherson Oblast, according to the National Patrol Police of Ukraine on Facebook.

Kulbaba was performing service and combat duties near the frontline in Kherson Oblast along with his colleagues when the attack occurred. He is survived by his wife, a one-year-old son, and a nine-year-old daughter.

The police stated that Kulbaba began his service in the patrol police of Ternopil Oblast in 2016. Colleagues remember him as a caring, sociable, and sincere person.

This incident is another tragic example of Russian drone strikes continuing to endanger both civilians and military personnel in southern Ukraine.

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