In Ivano-Frankivsk, on the evening of 8 October, a Russian attack drone caused the death of a civilian man and sparked fires. According to the regional military administration, following an air defence engagement, debris from the drone fell within the city limits, damaging a farm building. A man born in 1959, who worked as a security guard at the site, was killed. The fire spread to the building, dry grass and scrub. Firefighters from the State Emergency Service quickly brought the blaze under control. This was reported by local authorities and rescue services in the Prykarpattia region.
Briefly about the main points
- On the evening of 8 October, a Russian attack drone struck Ivano-Frankivsk.
- A civilian man, born in 1959, was killed when debris from a drone fell.
- Following the attack, the building caught fire, as did the dry grass and scrub.
A man has died in Ivano-Frankivsk following an attack by «Shahed»
Late in the evening of 8 October, Russian troops attacked the Ivano-Frankivsk region attack drones.
At 22:41, the Ukrainian Air Force issued a warning about an enemy drone approaching the region. An air raid alert was declared in the region. At around 23:00, residents of Ivano-Frankivsk heard explosions. Air defence forces were deployed in the region.
Head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration Svitlana Onyshchuk reported that a fire had broken out in the regional capital as a result of debris from a downed drone falling there. It was later confirmed that a man born in 1959 had died.
Mayor of the city Ruslan Martsinkiv He clarified that the deceased had been working as a security guard and was guarding a farm building that was damaged during the attack. According to the mayor, Russian troops used a «Shahed»-type drone.
Debris caused damage to the building and cars
A fire broke out at one of the facilities in Ivano-Frankivsk as a result of a Russian attack.
The photographs released by the State Emergency Service of the Prykarpattia region show a partially destroyed building with damaged walls and structural elements. Cars are on fire next to it. The area is littered with debris from building materials, metal parts and wooden structures.
According to a report from the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a building caught fire following Russian shelling. In addition, fires broke out in open areas, where dry grass and scrub were burning.
Despite the damage to the building and the smoke, the emergency services managed to quickly extinguish all the identified sources of fire.
