Russian FPV drones killed two municipal workers and seriously injured a third during consecutive attacks on Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, local authorities reported. The strikes targeted vehicles belonging to the same municipal services company on November 9 and 10. Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk City Military Administration, confirmed that the attacks aimed at infrastructure personnel rather than military targets.
Consecutive vehicle strikes
At approximately 3:55 p.m. on November 9, a Russian FPV drone struck a vehicle owned by the municipal company, killing a worker in his fifties. The following day, at roughly 11:05 a.m., another drone carrying an explosive warhead hit a second vehicle from the same firm, identified as KATP 052810. Two employees stood near a garbage truck when the impact occurred. One worker, born in 1987, died from the blast, while the other sustained serious injuries and required immediate hospitalization. These incidents represent a direct escalation against civilian service providers who maintain essential urban functions.
Accusations of deliberate targeting
Honcharenko accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting people responsible for maintaining essential services in the city. He stated that "Municipal workers go to work every day, risking their lives," according to local reporting. The administration claims these strikes intend to deprive Kramatorsk residents of water, electricity, heating, gas, and other vital utilities. Kramatorsk remains under Ukrainian control but has faced repeated Russian attacks throughout the full-scale invasion. The pattern of striking specific municipal assets suggests a strategy to cripple civic operations through indirect violence. Local officials emphasize that such tactics force civilians to choose between safety and basic needs. The death of a worker born in 1987 and the injury of his colleague underscore the personal cost of this approach. No further casualties were reported in the immediate aftermath of the November 10 strike.
