“The enemy has changed tactics”: Zaporizhzhia faces record number of Russian FPV drone attacks, hitting public transport 3 times in one day
The attacks injured 14 people, including a 14-year-old boy, and damaged residential buildings, warehouses, and vehicles.
On October 29, Zaporizhzhia experienced an unprecedented number of Russian FPV drone attacks, resulting in 14 casualties, including a 14-year-old boy, regional authorities reported. Russian forces employed FPV drones and multiple-launch rocket systems to target municipal transport, residential buildings, warehouses, and cars, prosecutors said.
The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head, Mykhailo Semikin, informed military officials that the city had faced a record number of FPV drone attacks on Thursday. Semikin stated that Ukrainian authorities were aware of the situation and responded accordingly, while urging residents to remain calm and adhere to air raid alerts.
Russian drones targeted municipal transport, striking a municipal bus, minibus, and trolleybus. In the morning, a Russian FPV drone hit a municipal bus, injuring four individuals. Subsequently, Russian forces bombed 15 vehicles, a warehouse building, and a power line, igniting a fire and causing damage to a nearby apartment building.
Two men aged 41 and 66 sustained injuries. Around midday, another FPV drone struck a minibus in central Zaporizhzhia, leaving one person critically injured. Later, a Russian drone targeted a municipal trolleybus, critically injuring a 56-year-old woman and lightly harming two other women aged 71 and 66.
Zaporizhzhia's proximity to the front line in southern Ukraine exposes the city to Russian attacks using shorter-range weapons, including FPV drones and multiple-launch rocket systems. This allows Russian forces to threaten civilian infrastructure more easily than relying solely on long-range missiles or drones. The Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor’s Office has launched a war crimes investigation, with investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine's regional directorate conducting a pretrial inquiry.
The casualty count and damage reports are preliminary, with authorities continuing to update information as the attacks persist.
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