Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian jet-powered drone near Lviv City, marking the first instance of such a drone entering Lviv's airspace.

Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian jet-powered drone near Lviv City on the morning of October 10, which Russian and Ukrainian sources noted was the first instance of a Russian jet-powered drone entering Lviv City’s airspace.

Air defence forces shot down a Russian jet-powered drone near the city of Lviv after it flew into the city on the morning of 10 October.

At 07:19, the Air Force reported a jet-powered UAV heading towards Vynnyky and Lviv, later specifying it was flying towards Lviv airport.

Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi reported the drone entered the airspace over Lviv at 07:23.

Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration, confirmed air defence forces were responding and that the drone was destroyed near Lviv.

This is the first known instance of a Russian jet-powered UAV entering directly into Lviv's airspace.

A Russian jet-powered drone flew into the territory of Lviv on the morning of October 10 and was destroyed by air defense forces near the city. Preliminary data indicates no deaths, injuries, or destruction.

The Mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, had previously stated that by the end of the week, some of Lviv’s street cleaners and tram drivers might not receive their well-deserved scheduled wages, which is unlawful.