Russian drone tracks moving car on Kharkiv road, kills driver
A Russian Molniya drone struck a civilian Peugeot on the Zolochiv-Maksymivka road in Kharkiv region, killing the driver. Ukrainian prosecutors have opened a war crimes investigation.
A Molniya-type unmanned aerial vehicle operated by Russian forces targeted a moving civilian vehicle on the Zolochiv-Maksymivka road in the Bohodukhiv district of Kharkiv Oblast. The drone hit a Peugeot car, resulting in the death of the driver. The attack prompted Ukrainian prosecutors to launch a war crimes investigation to determine whether the strike constituted a deliberate targeting of a civilian object, which would violate international humanitarian law. The road is a local route used by residents and agricultural traffic. Molniya drones are cheap, widely used Russian surveillance and strike drones that have frequently been employed against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. This incident highlights the ongoing threat to civilians in the region. The investigation aims to collect evidence and identify those responsible. Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward.
