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UAV event in Kherson area, Ukraine on Sun 25th October 2026

25th October 2026

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One killed and five injured in Russian drone strike on bus in Kherson – photos.

Six people were injured when Russian forces attacked a bus with a drone in Kherson on the afternoon of 25 October. One of them later died in hospital.

Source: Kherson City Military Administration; Yaroslav Shanko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration

Quote from Kherson City Military Administration: "Russian forces attacked a bus in the Tsentralnyi district with a drone at around 15:11. Passengers were inside when the attack occurred."

Details: Six people are reported to have sustained blast injuries and were taken to hospital. Medical personnel are conducting additional examinations.

One man is in a very serious condition. Medics are trying to save his life.

Update: The Kherson administration later reported that six people have been taken to hospital with blast injuries: three women aged 63, 67 and 21, and three men aged 67, 68 and 52.

A 67-year-old Kherson man is in a serious condition. Doctors assess the condition of the others as moderate.

Shanko later reported that the 67-year-old man died in hospital after sustaining severe injuries in a Russian drone attack on a bus in the Tsentralnyi district in Kherson.

Quote from Shanko: "Despite the necessary resuscitation measures, it was not possible to save the injured man."

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