Drone crashes on road in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district: car and bus catch fire, one person injured

In Kyiv on Thursday, November 12, a drone crash on a roadway in the Shevchenkivskyi district caused a car and likely a bus to catch fire, leaving one person injured. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. According to him, emergency services have been dispatched to the scene, and medical personnel are providing assistance to the victim. For the capital, this marks the second attack of the day.

What the Kyiv mayor reported

"One person was injured as a result of a UAV falling onto a road in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Medics are providing assistance. A car was ablaze. A bus was partially damaged," stated Vitali Klitschko. Thus, two facts have been confirmed: the fire of a passenger car and partial damage to a bus, along with one victim who is receiving medical attention on the spot.

Second attack of the day

Earlier that morning, a drone hit a nine-story residential building in the Solomianskyi district in Kyiv, causing a fire and significant structural damage. The incident in the Shevchenkivskyi district, according to the mayor's office, was the second attack on the capital within 24 hours, indicating continued strikes on urban infrastructure and residential quarters.

Overnight attack across Ukraine

Last night, according to RBC-Ukraine, Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic and anti-ship missiles, as well as strike drones. As of 08:00, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that they had shot down and suppressed 89 strike drones and five S8000 missiles. The morning incidents in Kyiv, including the hit on the nine-story building and the drone crash on the road in the Shevchenkivskyi district, fall into the context of these overnight and morning strikes.

Context: claims regarding casualties

It is worth noting that according to data previously provided by RBC-Ukraine, during the day on November 1, the Russian army lost 2,500 soldiers, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the General Staff called this the highest daily figure since the start of the full-scale invasion. These figures are the claims of one side and are presented as such in the article without independent verification.