UAV event in Kharkiv, Pytomnyk area, Ukraine on Sat 30th May 2026

30th May 2026

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Near the village of Pitomnyk in the Kharkiv region, a Russian FPV drone hit a car, seriously injuring a couple from Kharkiv.

Source : Head of Dergachivska MBA Vyacheslav Zadorenko

Direct speech : "At about 9:40 near the village of Pitomnyk, an enemy FPV hit a car traveling along the highway from the Kharkiv side. A 78-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman were in the car; they were seriously injured and were hospitalized. Now doctors are doing everything possible to save their lives.

According to preliminary information, the man and woman are a couple from Kharkiv who were traveling to their dacha."

Details : Also on Saturday night, an enemy FPV drone attacked another civilian car in Slatyne.

"At 4:15 a.m., a Russian FPV drone hit a car parked near a private home in Slatyno. Fortunately, there were no injuries in this case - there was no one in or near the car," Zadorenko said.

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