UAV event in Kharkiv, Kuriazhanka area, Ukraine on Tue 13th October 2026

13th October 2026

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Russian drones "hunt" cars in Kharkiv Oblast: one killed, two injured.

A Russian drone attack damaged at least five cars in Kharkiv Oblast on 13 October, killing one person and injuring two others.

Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: "At around 10:00 on 13 October, an enemy FPV drone struck a car travelling along a road near the village of Kuryazhanka. The 53-year-old driver, a resident of the settlement of Korotych, was killed in the strike."

Details: A Russian drone also attacked a vehicle on the road between the village of Cherkaska Lozova and the city of Derhachi. Two men were injured.

In addition, Viktor Kovalenko, Head of Zolochiv Settlement Military Administration, told Suspilne that Russian forces had attacked the settlement of Zolochiv with FPV drones at least three times since the morning. The attacks damaged three cars, a shop and internet networks.

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