💥 Attack

A Russian FPV drone intentionally targeted a minibus in Kherson City, killing four civilians and injuring five others.

August 19, 2026 Kherson, Kherson Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Kherson City (location) Russian FPV drone (weapon_system) Kherson Oblast (location) Russian drone (weapon_system) Kherson (location) Korabelnyi district (location) Russian forces (organization) drone (weapon_system) Oleksandr Prokudin (person) Kherson Oblast Military Administration (organization) Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office (organization) Criminal Code of Ukraine (organization) Kherson City Council (organization) Dniprovskyi district (location) Russian armed forces (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) FPV drone (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Kherson Regional Military Administration (organization)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

A Russian FPV drone targeted a minibus in Kherson City, killing four and injuring five.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian forces attacked a fixed-route minibus with a drone in Kherson's Korabelnyi district on the morning of 19 August.

Ukrinform →

Russian forces attacked an emergency medical team with a drone after it arrived in response to a call.

Kyiv Independent →

A Russian drone struck a minibus in Kherson's Korabelnyi district at around 8:50 a.m. local time on Aug. 19, killing four people and injuring five others.

Kyiv Post →

On Aug. 19, a Russian FPV drone struck a municipal bus in Kherson's Korabelnyi district, killing four passengers and wounding five others.

UNIAN →

Russian forces attacked a minibus in Kherson.

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