The key facts
- The center of Luhansk was attacked by two drones, with the second strike occurring while emergency services were working
- One drone was packed with shrapnel; the warhead of the second, a Hornet-type drone, did not detonate
- The head of the LNR reported damage to residential buildings and infrastructure; according to preliminary data, there were no casualties
Double attack on the city center
On November 9, two Ukrainian drones attacked the center of Luhansk one after another, with the second strike occurring after emergency services had already arrived at the scene of the first. Law enforcement sources told journalists at the scene, and the information was also relayed by TASS, citing a source in Russian law enforcement structures. According to them, first a drone with a gasoline engine and a small explosive charge attacked a residential area, and while emergency services were working, a second drone of the Hornet type struck — its warhead did not detonate. According to law enforcement sources, one of the drones used was packed with shrapnel.
Consequences and casualty information
On November 9, the head of the LNR, Leonid Pasechnik, said that drones attacked a sector of the city near which a polyclinic, a school, a public transport stop, and shops are located. According to him, multi-apartment residential buildings and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged, and according to preliminary data, there were no casualties. Final figures were not provided in the publications.
Context of previous attacks
The publications also recall earlier attacks on the region: previously, according to Gazeta.Ru, Ukrainian forces attacked the energy infrastructure of the LNR, leaving more than 300,000 subscribers without electricity, and also struck a shuttle bus traveling to Luhansk. This information is cited by the outlets with reference to their own earlier reports; no independent verification is available in the accessible materials.
