On the evening of October 28, 2026, a Russian jet-powered drone attacked the city of Sarny in the Rivne region. According to Oleksandr Koval, Head of the Rivne Regional Military Administration (RMA), in a statement published on Telegram and reported by RBC-Ukraine, a civilian enterprise in the Sarny district was hit. One man was killed in the attack. The resulting fire at the site has already been localized by emergency responders, and all relevant services are working at the scene, according to the RMA head.
Casualties and Consequences of the Attack
Oleksandr Koval confirmed that "human casualties could not be avoided" and one man lost his life. A fierce fire broke out at the incident site: nighttime photos from the area show burning trucks and container structures, with a discarded fire extinguisher lying on the asphalt near the flames. According to the RMA, the fire has been localized, and emergency services continue their work at the scene.
Chronology: What the Air Force Reported
At around 19:00, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that a jet UAV was flying toward Sarny in the Rivne region. According to subsequent data, it was this very drone that struck the enterprise. Thus, a relatively short time passed from the warning about the approaching drone to the confirmation of the target hit and the death of a person, which is characteristic of jet-powered Shahed attacks.
Context: A Series of Strikes on the Rivne Region
The attack on Sarny was not the first strike on the infrastructure of the Rivne region this month. According to RBC-Ukraine, on October 21, the occupiers attacked a Metro hypermarket in Rivne. On October 20, a shopping center in the Rivne region was struck, with preliminary reports indicating three people were injured. On October 16, Russians attacked the mainline grid, causing power outages for a large number of people in Rivne and the region.
Status of Information
The primary source of information regarding the death and the extent of damage at the time of publication is the statement by Rivne RMA Head Oleksandr Koval, transmitted by RBC-Ukraine. Independent confirmations of the number of casualties or the exact list of damaged facilities are not currently available in open sources. The situation at the incident site remains under the control of emergency services.
