Russian Shahed drone reaches Lviv Oblast, falling wreckage causes fire

The air defence forces of Air Command Zakhid (West) have downed a Russian attack drone in Lviv Oblast. Drone wreckage has caused a fire in one of the villages. Source: Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "A fire broke out in one of the villages in our oblast as a result of the drone wreckage falling at around 04:30. A former collective farm building caught fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. [A total of] 20 firefighters and 4 fire appliances were involved."

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Details: Three vehicles, including a lorry and two cars, were damaged due to the Russian attack and windows in nearby residential buildings were shattered.

However, early reports indicate that there were no casualties.

Background: 

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  • On the evening of 19 September, Russia launched groups of Shahed attack drones towards Ukraine.
  • An explosion was heard in Rivne during an air raid in the morning of 20 September.
  • Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported that air defence was responding in the city.
  • Air defence was also responding near the city of Cherkasy.

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