The key facts
- In Starodub, Bryansk Region, a kamikaze drone damaged eight school buses and shattered windows in a facility building
- According to Governor Yegor Kovalchuk, no one was injured
- Earlier, six people were injured in UAV attacks on a minibus and a passenger car in Starodub and its suburbs
Eight school buses damaged
Eight school buses were damaged as a result of a kamikaze drone attack on a facility in Starodub, Bryansk Region. This was reported by the region's governor, Yegor Kovalchuk. According to him, the blast wave also shattered several windows in a building. “As a result of a kamikaze drone attack on the grounds of a facility in Starodub, eight school buses were damaged and several windows in a building were shattered. Fortunately, no one was hurt,” the head of the region wrote. He specified that the strike hit directly on the facility's grounds.
Previous attacks in the same area
Earlier, Life.ru reported that six people were injured in drone attacks on a minibus and a passenger car in Starodub and its suburbs. At that time, a drone set a minibus on fire, while another drone struck a passenger car; the injured required medical assistance. The outlet also notes that the Bryansk Region is regularly subjected to drone attacks, in which vehicles and civilian facilities are damaged.
Context and significance
The incident affects school infrastructure: the buses damaged are precisely those used to transport children, which could complicate the organization of student transportation, although this time, according to the governor, there were no casualties. A comparison of the two episodes in Starodub — with six people injured earlier and school buses damaged now — shows that strikes on facilities in this area are recurring, and civilian transport is being hit. Details of the damage, the ownership of the buses, and measures to restore transportation have not yet been reported in the publications.
