The key facts
- A drone attacked the Simferopol — Moscow bus near Primorsk in Zaporizhzhia region
- There were 31 people on board; one was killed and the injured were taken to hospital
- Food and accommodation were arranged for passengers who did not require hospitalization
Attack on a passenger bus
One person was killed in a drone attack on a passenger bus traveling on the Simferopol — Moscow route. The incident occurred near the city of Primorsk in Zaporizhzhia region, the region's governor Yevgeny Balitsky said on his Telegram channel. According to him, there were 31 people on board at the time of the attack.
Fate of the passengers
Those injured in the attack were taken to hospital. For passengers who did not require hospitalization, the authorities arranged food and accommodation. Balitsky also said that he is maintaining contact with emergency services.
Context: other drone attacks
The bus attack came against the backdrop of a series of drone incidents in Russian regions over recent days. The previous evening in the town of Novozybkov in Bryansk region, a drone struck the grounds of a bus company: a 43-year-old driver was wounded, and four buses were damaged. It was also reported that air defense forces destroyed a Ukrainian drone over Tula region, and earlier debris from a drone fell on a train carrying Lokomotiv footballers after a strike on Voronezh.
Damage in Lipetsk
Separately, in Lipetsk the consequences of drone debris falling on October 24 were assessed: 109 apartments in six residential buildings were damaged, and of the 19 affected cars, six were completely destroyed. Administration specialists inspected the apartments and drew up 128 reports, and a list of documents needed for repairs was determined with the owners. Before restoration work began, damaged windows were sealed to temporarily restore the buildings' thermal envelope; the main effort is now focused on restoring housing.
