On the evening of 28 October, Russian forces attacked a civilian enterprise in the Sarny district of the Rivne region using a drone. A 42-year-old man from the Khmelnytskyi region was killed in the strike. A fire broke out on the premises of the business, and vehicles and neighbouring buildings were damaged. The consequences of the attack were reported by Oleksandr Koval, head of the Rivne Regional State Administration, and the regional police. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, whilst law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into a war crime.
- On 28 October, at around 7.00 pm, a Russian drone attacked a civilian business in the Sarny district.
- A 42-year-old resident of the Khmelnytskyi region was killed in the crash.
- A fire broke out on the company’s premises, which the emergency services put out.
A Russian drone struck a factory in the Sarny district
On Wednesday, 28 October, at around 7.00 pm, Russian forces carried out a strike on a civilian business in the Sarny district.
A large-scale fire broke out on the site following the strike. Photographs released show lorries engulfed in flames, damaged trailers and debris scattered across the site.
Head of the Rivne Regional State Administration Oleksandr Koval reported that one person had been killed. The police later clarified that the victim of the attack was a 42-year-old man from the Khmelnytskyi region.
Lorries and houses in the vicinity have been damaged
According to the National Police, the shelling caused damage to vehicles, …which were on the premises of the enterprise and in the immediate vicinity. Nearby houses were also damaged.
Rescue workers from the State Emergency Service arrived at the scene of the incident. The fire was initially contained and subsequently completely extinguished.
Police bomb disposal experts surveyed the area and recovered the wreckage of a Russian drone.
The SBU is investigating the attack as a war crime
Investigators and law enforcement officers were at the scene of the shelling, documenting the aftermath of the Russian attack.
Under the procedural guidance of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine have opened criminal proceedings in respect of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violations of the laws and customs of war.
The police secured the scene, whilst bomb disposal experts collected physical evidence to establish the circumstances of the attack.
