UAV event in Zaporizhzhia, Bilen'ke, Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo area, Ukraine on Fri 2nd October 2026

2nd October 2026

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Russians drone attacks power company worker near Zaporizhzhia.

In Zaporizhzhia region, an enemy drone attacked an electrician working for Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo.

According to Ukrinform, the press service of Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo reported this on Telegram.

"Today, at around 10:30, in the village of Bilen'ke, an electrician with the Zaporizhzhia Regional Electricity Distribution Network, born in 1976, was attacked by an enemy FPV drone while on his way to carry out emergency repair and restoration work. As a result of the attack, our colleague suffered a serious injury," said Andrii Stasevskyi, head of the company.

Accompanied by military personnel, the injured man was transported by evacuation vehicle to the nearest stabilization point and from there to City Hospital No. 9 in Zaporizhzhia. Doctors' preliminary diagnosis is a fracture of the left pelvic wing.

Earlier in the morning, RMA spokesperson Oleksandr Kovalenko said on television that 58 people injured in shelling were being treated in hospitals in Zaporizhzhia. Eleven of them were in serious condition, according to doctors.

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