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Russians struck a combine harvester in the Zaporizhzhia region with a drone, killing a farmer

UA NEWS 18 August 2026 14:52
Russians struck a combine harvester in the Zaporizhzhia region with a drone, killing a farmer

In the Komyshuvakha community in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian troops attacked a combine harvester in a field with a drone. As a result of the strike, one employee of the agricultural enterprise was killed and another was wounded.

Law enforcement officers evacuated the victim’s body from the site of the attack.

It is reported that the occupiers directed a strike drone at an agricultural machine that two farm workers were repairing on the side of the road. As a result of the attack, a 32-year-old man was killed, and his 30-year-old colleague was injured. The combine itself caught fire.

“Police officers from the Vilnyansk territorial unit responded immediately to the report of the incident. They evacuated the body of the deceased man. The injured man was transported to a medical facility in Zaporizhzhia,” the statement reads.

The police added that information about the crime has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations, with the legal classification being Parts 1 and 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (War Crimes).

The press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia Oblast posted this on Telegram.

A Russian drone attacked a vehicle carrying bread near Zaporizhzhia.

Ukraine has certified the long-range “Dovbush T40” UAV.

As a reminder, the Russian oil refinery “Orsknefteorgsintez” halted oil processing following an attack by Ukrainian drones on August 11. 

Video: The refinery caught fire following the attack in Orsk.

Earlier, the General Staff confirmed a strike on the TANECO oil refinery in Tatarstan.

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