Russian Drone Strike Targets Passenger Bus in Kharkiv Region, Killing One, Injuring Four

On March 13, at approximately 09:15 a.m., a Russian drone strike, reportedly involving a “Lancet” UAV, targeted the road near the village of Nova Oleksandrivka in the Velykoburlutska community, Kharkiv region.

This was reported by the head of the Kupiansk District Military Administration, Andrii Kanashevych via Facebook.

The strike hit a passenger bus traveling from Kharkiv to Velykyi Burluk. According to preliminary reports, one person was killed, and four others sustained injuries.

The same day, a separate attack took place in the village of Prykolotne, part of the Vilkhivatska community. Two KAB missiles were fired, resulting in significant damage to several buildings.

The strike heavily damaged a Ukrposhta  post office and destroyed one private home.

Additionally, two private homes and two apartment buildings were affected. Investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the damage and the circumstances of the attack.

Two days earlier, on March 11, a Russian drone struck a minibus in the Dnipro district of Kherson, injuring 20 people, including a teenager, as confirmed by the Kherson Regional Military Administration.

The attack, which occurred around noon, resulted in various injuries for the victims, who ranged in age from 17 to 64. The teenager was treated on-site by paramedics, while the other injured individuals were rushed to the hospital. The majority of those hurt sustained blast injuries, concussions, and shrapnel wounds.

Among the victims, a 66-year-old woman is in critical condition, having suffered an explosive injury, concussion, multiple wounds to her arms and legs, and an open fracture of the lower leg. Additionally, a 60-year-old woman from Kherson sustained a closed head injury.

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Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, emphasized that the strike was a targeted attack.

“They (the Russians) knew exactly who they were aiming at and deliberately carried out the strike,” Prokudin said. This incident follows a similar attack on a passenger bus in the area earlier that day, underscoring the growing concerns over Russian strikes on civilian targets in the region.

A Russian suicide drone also struck a bus carrying workers in Marhanets, a city in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, in April 2025, resulting in at least nine fatalities and 42 injuries. The bus was en route to the workers' workplace when the drone attack occurred.

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