Russian Drone Strikes Beside Kyiv-Odesa Highway—3 Killed as Cars Erupt in Flames

A Russian drone struck near the Kyiv-Odesa highway in the town of Chabany outside Kyiv, killing three people and wounding four others, according to the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office on October 20.

The strike hit near a local shopping center, setting several vehicles on fire.

Preliminary reports indicate that three people were killed at the scene, while four others were injured.

Prosecutors, investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine, and other emergency and law-enforcement teams are working at the site.

Traffic along the affected section of the Kyiv-Odesa highway has been restricted while authorities examine the area and document the aftermath.

Under the supervision of regional prosecutors, Ukrainian authorities have opened a pretrial investigation into alleged violations of the laws and customs of war in connection with the Russian strike.

Previously, a Russian drone struck the central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, killing two women and an infant and injuring at least 14 people.

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