Three injured, including an eight-year-old girl, as drone debris hits bus in Kursk
In short
Three people were injured in the Russian city of Kursk when debris from downed drones fell on an electric bus at a stop on Engels Street, regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said. The injured include an eight-year-old girl, according to Kommersant, and TASS reported the girl suffered abrasions while a man suffered a broken leg. Kommersant attributed the strike to Ukraine's armed forces and reported a further injured woman in the city's Zheleznodorozhny district, where a private house was damaged.
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Three people were injured in the city of Kursk when debris from downed drones fell on an electric bus, regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said, according to Kommersant. The incident took place at a transport stop on Engels Street, the electric bus caught fire and passengers were evacuated, and traffic was disrupted, the governor said. [ 2 ]
The injured include an eight-year-old girl, Kommersant reported. RIA Novosti reported that the number of injured had risen to three, and TASS reported that the girl suffered abrasions and that a man suffered a broken leg. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Kommersant reported that Ukraine's armed forces struck Kursk with drones, and said another woman was injured in a drone strike in the city's Zheleznodorozhny district, where a private house was damaged. In the material available, RIA Novosti and TASS did not state who carried out the attack. [ 2 ]
The three reports were published within about 40 minutes of one another on the afternoon of 5 October: RIA Novosti reported the rising toll at 17:45 local time, Kommersant reported the bus incident at 17:56, and TASS reported the injury details at 18:25. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The reports describe drone debris striking civilian transport in a regional centre, injuring three people including a child, and damaging a private house in another district of the same city. State outlets carried the casualty toll while the business outlet Kommersant attributed the strike to Ukraine's armed forces, indicating the event is being reported as part of the ongoing war.
Key facts
- Three people were injured when drone debris fell in Kursk, according to RIA Novosti, Kommersant and TASS. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Governor Alexander Khinshtein said the debris fell on an electric bus at a transport stop on Engels Street, that the bus caught fire and passengers were evacuated, and that traffic was disrupted. [ 2 ]
- The injured include an eight-year-old girl, according to Kommersant. [ 2 ]
- TASS reported the girl suffered abrasions and a man suffered a broken leg. [ 3 ]
- Kommersant reported that Ukraine's armed forces struck Kursk with drones, and that a woman was injured in a strike in the Zheleznodorozhny district, where a private house was damaged. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the woman injured in the Zheleznodorozhny district is counted among the three injured. Kommersant reported a woman injured in a separate district while the casualty toll was given as three, and the documents do not say whether she is included in that figure.
- Who carried out the drone attack. Only Kommersant attributed the strike to Ukraine's armed forces; RIA Novosti and TASS reported the casualties without stating in the available material where the drones came from.
- Regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said the incident occurred at a transport stop on Engels Street, that the electric bus caught fire and passengers were evacuated, and that traffic was disrupted. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports that the number of injured from falling drone debris in Kursk has risen to three. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reports three injured, including an eight-year-old girl, after debris fell on an electric bus on Engels Street, citing governor Alexander Khinshtein. [ 2 ]
- TASS reports the toll has risen to three and says the girl suffered abrasions while a man suffered a broken leg. [ 3 ]