{
  "id": 8493593,
  "title": "Russian FPV drone strikes civilian car in Sumy Oblast, killing 4",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/russian-fpv-drone-strikes-civilian-car-in-sumy-oblast-killing-4",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T16:15:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-fpv-drone-strikes-civilian-car-in-sumy-oblast-killing-4/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 19, a Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone struck a civilian car in the Shostka district of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, killing four people, according to regional Governor Oleh Hryhorov. The victims consisted of a couple, a 56-year-old woman, a 58-year-old man, a 76-year-old woman, and a 45-year-old man. The attack took place approximately 44 kilometers (27 miles) from the northeastern border with Russia.\n\nFPV drones have become a significant threat to civilians living near the conflict zones in Ukraine. These attacks have been dubbed the \"human safari,\" as Russia trains its drone operators on civilians before deploying them in eastern Ukraine. The use of cheap and easy-to-produce FPV drones has transformed the battlefield dynamics since they entered the war in 2023, making movement within their range extremely dangerous.",
  "summary": "Such attacks have been labeled the \"human safari,\" Russia's longstanding practice of training its drone operators on civilians before sending them to fight in eastern Ukraine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy heards Khmara, Drapaty reports: approves new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/zelenskyy-heards-khmara-drapaty-reports-approves-new-long-range",
        "published": "2026-09-19T13:50:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy approves new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/zelenskyy-approves-new-long-range-operations-in-response-to-russian",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:07:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}