The key facts

  • A resident of Horlivka was wounded in a direct strike by a Ukrainian drone on a civilian car, according to city head Ivan Prikhodko
  • On October 2, eight employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry were injured in Donetsk while extinguishing a fire after a UAV attack; two were hospitalized
  • Earlier, two people were reportedly killed in Ukrainian strikes on markets in Horlivka

Attack on a car in Horlivka

A resident of Horlivka was wounded as a result of a direct strike by an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a civilian car. This was announced by the city head Ivan Prikhodko on Max: 'As a result of a direct drone strike by Ukrainian armed formations on a civilian car in Horlivka, a civilian resident was wounded.' The message is cited by Gazeta.Ru.

Context of previous incidents

Horlivka is located 50 km north of Donetsk; the city is home to the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises, and before the start of the conflict in Donbas its population exceeded 250,000 people. This is not the first such incident in the region: on October 2, eight employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry were injured in Donetsk while extinguishing an overnight fire in a private residential area that broke out after a drone raid. According to the ministry's regional directorate, the work of emergency services was complicated by repeated drone strikes; two of the injured required hospitalization and six received outpatient treatment, and two fire trucks were also damaged. It was previously reported that two people were killed as a result of Ukrainian strikes on markets in Horlivka.