--- title: "Drone crashes on road in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district: car and bus catch fire, one person injured" description: "In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a passenger car and likely a bus caught fire after a drone crash, leaving one person injured. This is the second attack on the capital today." date: 2026-11-12T11:51:55.474Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/drone-crashes-kyiv-shevchenkivskyi-district tags: [kyiv, drone-attack, ukraine-war, klitschko, shevchenkivskyi-district] author: "Roman V., Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Drone crashes on road in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district: car and bus catch fire, one person injured ![Military drone flying in the blue sky above city trees and wires](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/12/v-kieve-dron-upal-na-dorogu-v-shevchenkovskom-rayone/v-kieve-dron-upal-na-dorogu-v-shevchenkovskom-rayone-1.webp) ## Key Points - In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a drone crashed on a road, causing a car and likely a bus to catch fire. - According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, one person was injured and is receiving medical care. - This is the second attack on Kyiv today: earlier in the morning, a drone hit a nine-story building in the Solomianskyi district. - As of 08:00, the Air Force reported the downing and suppression of 89 strike drones and five S8000 missiles. 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. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Дрон упал на дорогу в Киеве, загорелся автобус и есть пострадавший](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/dron-upav-dorogu-kievi-zagorivsya-avtobus-1794481912.html) - Primary source: UAV crash in Shevchenkivskyi district, car fire and partial bus damage, one injured; Mayor Klitschko quote; second attack of the day; 89 drones and 5 S8000 by 08:00; hit on nine-story building in Solomianskyi district. - [В Шевченковском районе Киева российский дрон попал в дорогу: загорелся автомобиль, поврежден ...](https://nv.ua/kyiv/kiev-snova-atakovali-drony-v-shevchenkovskom-rayone-popadanie-v-dorogu-novosti-kieva-50658590.html) - Confirms the date (Thursday, November 12), district (Shevchenkivskyi), drone crash, car fire, bus damage, and Mayor Klitschko's statement. - ["Шахед" упал на дорогу в Кировоградской области: погиб мужчина](https://zn.ua/war/shakhed-upal-na-dorohu-v-odnom-iz-horodov-kirovohradskoj-oblasti-pohib-muzhchina.html) - Describes a separate event from October 3 in Haivoron, Kirovohrad region (a man died, a woman was injured). Does not pertain to the Kyiv incident of November 12 and is not included in the article. ## FAQ ### What happened in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district? A drone fell onto a road, causing a car and likely a bus to catch fire; one person was injured and is receiving medical attention. ### How many people were injured in the drone crash in Kyiv? According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, one person was injured. ### Is this the first attack on Kyiv today? No, this is the second attack of the day: earlier in the morning, a drone hit a nine-story residential building in the Solomianskyi district. ### How many drones were shot down overnight according to the Air Force? As of 08:00, the Air Force reported the downing and suppression of 89 strike drones and five S8000 missiles.