Kiev’s military is targeting passenger cars with UAV strikes, Aleksandr Khinstein has said
Ukrainian drone attacks have resulted in three civilian deaths in Russia’s Kursk Region, according to Acting Governor Aleksandr Khinstein.
In a social media post on Monday, he denounced the “latest crimes against civilians committed by the Ukrainian military.”
Two women died when a car carrying five dairy farm employees was struck by a Ukrainian first-person view drone, while two others sustained serious injuries, Khinstein said. The regional head added that in a separate incident, a man in his early 50s was killed by an explosive device dropped from a UAV onto the vehicle he was driving.
Khinstein urged Kursk Region residents to be on guard for further Ukrainian attacks and to prioritize their safety.
Last year, Kiev targeted Kursk Region with a massive incursion, capturing some border territories that Ukrainian officials claimed they would use for leverage during eventual peace talks. The Russian military reported the full liberation of the territory in late April, but Kiev stated that its cross-border operations continue.
This week, Russia will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. President Vladimir Putin had ordered a three-day unilateral ceasefire to coincide with the commemorations, but Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky refused to reciprocate, saying Kiev would accept nothing short of an unconditional 30-day truce.
He and other Ukrainian officials have issued veiled threats to target the military parade being held in Moscow on May 9, which will be attended by foreign dignitaries. Russia has denounced the rhetoric as evidence of Ukraine using terrorist tactics.
