Drone debris kills a security guard in Ivano-Frankivsk, mayor says
A security guard was killed when debris from a downed Russian Shahed drone hit a utility building in Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine, on Thursday evening, the mayor said.
Debris from a Russian Shahed drone shot down over Ivano-Frankivsk killed a security guard at a utility building on Thursday evening, mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said. Ukraine's air defence forces brought the drone down over the region, but the falling wreckage damaged the building and started a fire, regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said.
"We had an attack on Ivano-Frankivsk by a Shahed. Unfortunately, a utility building was damaged by fragments. And unfortunately, there is a dead civilian, a guard who was protecting that building," Martsinkiv said. Emergency crews were working at the scene, Hromadske reported.
Martsinkiv urged residents to respond to air-raid alerts overnight. Ukraine's air force had earlier warned that a jet-powered drone was heading towards the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Hromadske reported.
What we know
- A security guard was killed when debris from a downed Russian Shahed drone hit a utility building in Ivano-Frankivsk on Thursday evening, mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said.
- Ukraine's air defence shot down the drone over the region, but falling wreckage started a fire and damaged the building, regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said.
- Emergency crews were working at the scene, Hromadske reported.
Why it matters for Europe
Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine, is far from the front line but has increasingly come under drone attack as Russia extends its strikes across the country. Falling debris from intercepted drones, not just direct hits, has caused fatalities in several Ukrainian cities this year.
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Ivano-Frankivsk on Thursday?
- A security guard was killed when debris from a downed Russian Shahed drone hit a utility building he was guarding, the city's mayor said.
- Was the drone shot down?
- Yes, Ukraine's air defence forces brought it down over the region, but the falling wreckage started a fire and damaged the building, the regional governor said.
- Were there other casualties?
- No other casualties were reported; the one confirmed death was the security guard, according to the mayor and regional officials.
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