On Monday, November 9, Russian occupation forces launched a strike using Banderol jet-powered drones on the town of Shevchenkove in Kharkiv Oblast. The shelling hit the central part of the settlement: according to Serhiy Starikov, head of the Shevchenkove Village Military Administration, a store and a Nova Poshta branch were hit between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM. As a result of the attack, nearby residential buildings were damaged, and there are casualties among civilians.
Targets of the Strike and Nature of Damage
According to Starikov's statement, the Russian military used several Banderol jet drones, targeting commercial facilities in the center of the town. The store and the Nova Poshta branch sustained direct hits. The shrapnel and kinetic impact of the strike affected adjacent residential structures, damaging walls, windows, and roof structures. The exact number of victims at the time of the statement's publication was not specified; it was only reported that there were injured people. Information about a possible death toll was absent from the statement.
Statement by the Local Community Head
In an address to the residents of Shevchenkove, Serhiy Starikov called the incident another act of terror against the civilian population. «Our community has once again been subjected to an enemy attack. Russian occupiers continue to terrorize the civilian population, launching strikes on the Shevchenkove land, destroying homes and infrastructure, trying to sow fear and panic among people,» he stated. Starikov emphasized that strikes on civilian objects — stores, post offices, and residential buildings — indicate a targeted strategy of pressure on the local community.
Call for Evacuation and Compliance with Safety Rules
Concluding his address, the head of the Shevchenkove CMA urged residents to pay utmost attention to personal safety and not to neglect behavioral rules during air raids. «No business, no trip, or household matter is worth a human life,» he stressed. Starikov also recommended that local residents, if possible, evacuate to safer areas to reduce the risk of being caught in shelling during repeated attacks.
Context: November 8–9 Attacks Across Ukraine
The strike on Shevchenkove was part of a series of Russian attacks recorded over two days. On the morning of November 9, Russian forces launched a strike on Odesa targeting infrastructure; three people were killed and one injured as a result. The day before, on November 8, in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, the Kolibri specialized children's center — which had provided assistance to children with disabilities and special educational needs for nine years — was completely destroyed by a Russian attack. The combination of these events demonstrates a consistent practice of Russia using strike weapons against civilian and social objects in occupied and frontline territories.
At the time of preparing the material, data on the exact number of wounded in Shevchenkove and the scale of material damage were being clarified. Local authorities urged residents to refrain from spreading unverified information and to rely on official community communication channels.
