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UAV event in Beryslav, Kherson, Nova Kuban' area, Ukraine on Fri 7th August 2026

7th August 2026

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Russians attack civilian vehicle with drone in Kherson Oblast: woman killed.

Russian forces attacked a civilian vehicle on a highway in Kherson Oblast on the morning of 7 August with a drone, killing a 77-year-old woman.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "At about 08:00, Russian forces attacked a civilian vehicle on the highway near the village of Nova Kuban in the Borozenska hromada with a drone. Elderly people were in the vehicle." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details: A 77-year-old woman sustained fatal injuries as a result of a strike by a Russian Molniya-type drone and could not be saved despite the efforts of medical personnel.

A 70-year-old man was also taken to hospital. He was diagnosed with shrapnel wounds to the eye, arms and legs, a bone fracture, concussion, and blast and closed traumatic brain injuries.

Medical personnel are currently providing him with all necessary assistance.

Background: Ukraine's National Police posted footage showing a Russian drone pursuing and attacking a civilian man at a farmers market in Kherson.

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Beryslav, Kherson ( Nova Kuban' area )

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