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UAV event in Kherson area, Ukraine on Wed 19th August 2026

19th August 2026

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Russian drone strikes car in central Kherson, killing woman and injuring man.

One person was killed and another injured in a Russian drone strike on a car in central Kherson on the morning of 19 August.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "At around 10:00, a woman from Kherson sustained fatal injuries when an enemy drone struck a car. Her identity is currently being established."

Details: Another person, a 43-year-old man, sustained blast injuries and a shrapnel wound. He was taken to hospital.

Background: On the morning of 19 August, Russian forces attacked a fixed-route minibus with a drone in Kherson's Korabelnyi district, killing four people and injuring five others.

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