Russians attack volunteer vehicle in Donetsk Oblast, one person killed and another injured

A Russian FPV drone attacked a volunteer vehicle in the village of Illinka, Donetsk Oblast, on 6 October, killing one volunteer and injuring another. Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office Quote: "According to the investigation, on 6 October 2024, in the village of Illinka, Kurakhove hromada, the Russians attacked a vehicle carrying members of a volunteer organisation with an FPV drone.

They were en route to evacuate civilians from the dangerous region. A 37-year-old volunteer was killed, while his 32-year-old colleague suffered a blast injury." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories - ed.]

Details: On the same day, the Russian forces also shelled the towns of Chasiv Yar and Toretsk, and the village of Serebrianka in Bakhmut district; three civilians aged 22, 66, and 69 were injured by artillery strikes. Additionally, in the village of Bilenke near Kramatorsk, four civilians were injured--two men aged 34 and 41, along with a 28-year-old woman and her 6-year-old son.

In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, a 48-year-old man was killed when a Russian guided aerial bomb struck his vehicle.

Two more residents, a 22-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, sustained mine-blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to their arms.

In total, Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast on 6 October claimed the lives of 2 civilians and left 10 others injured, including a 6-year-old child.

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