Drone strike on the Kyiv–Odesa highway at Chabany: three killed, four injured
Place: Chabany, Kyiv regionRegion: Kyiv and Kyiv regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russian sources in the selection do not mention the strike on Chabany. Ukrainian and independent outlets agree on the numbers of killed and injured; DW adds other deaths in Obukhiv district the same night.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda and RBC-Ukraine, citing Kyiv regional governor Tymur Tkachenko and the regional prosecutor's office, report a Russian drone strike on the morning of 20 October on the Kyiv–Odesa highway in Fastiv district: in the village of Chabany, near a shopping centre, cars were on fire, three people were killed and four more injured, and traffic was restricted. Tkachenko called it another strike on civilians who were simply driving to work.
“ще четверо дістали поранення внаслідок російського удару безпілотником”
“Черговий удар ворога по мирних людях, які просто їхали на роботу”
- Троє людей загинули через російський удар поблизу траси Київ – Одеса — Ukrainska Pravda, 20 October, 08:54
- Дрон вдарив по трасі Київ-Одеса: є загиблі та травмовані — RBC-Ukraine, 20 October, 08:58
What independent sources report
automatic summary DW, in its round-up of the overnight and morning attack, writes, citing the Kyiv regional prosecutor's office, that three people were killed when a drone attacked the village of Chabany near the Kyiv–Odesa highway and four more were injured. In addition, in Obukhiv district of the same region a man and two women were killed and six people injured when a production and warehouse building was hit.
“еще три человека погибли в результате атаки вражеского беспилотника на поселок Чабаны”
“погибли мужчина и две женщины, еще шесть человек были ранены”
- Армия России атаковала Украину 165 дронами: есть погибшие — DW (RU), 20 October, 09:24
Confirmation
Confirmation: confirmed by independent sources
The event is reported by international or exile independent outlets and no contradictions in the facts between the groups were detected. This does not mean the independent outlets verified every detail.
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