UAV event in Volyn Oblast, Kovel area, Ukraine on Sat 12th September 2026

12th September 2026

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Over 10 Russian drones attack Volyn Oblast, five injured in Kovel area.

More than 10 Russian drones attacked Volyn Oblast on 12 September, injuring five people in the Kovel hromada .

Source: Roman Romaniuk, Head of Volyn Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "A large-scale drone attack on the oblast has been ongoing for over four hours.

More than 10 enemy assets entered the oblast's airspace during the air-raid warning. Most of them attacked the Kovel hromada. As of now, five people [are known to] have been injured here. All of them received medical assistance. No one was killed.

Drone debris has been recorded as having hit a passenger train in Lutsk. No one was killed or injured – people were evacuated before the impact."

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Volyn Oblast ( Kovel area )

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