Russian drone strike kills 9 and injures 30 factory workers in Ukraine's Marhanets

"Russia struck Marhanets with a kamikaze drone. According to preliminary information, 7 people were killed. Another 6 are wounded," said Lysak.

According to him, the information is currently being clarified.

Russians attacked a bus with workers in Marhanets

Russians attacked a bus with employees of a company who were on their way to work in Marhanets.

"Russian kamikaze drone strike on civilians. There are many killed and wounded,” Lukashuk said.

Russian drone attack on a bus in Marganets: the number of killed increased to 9, wounded to 30

Lysak immediately clarified that the number of killed and wounded in Marhanets had increased.

"Russia killed 9 people. My condolences to the families and friends. The number of injured is constantly growing. As of now, there are 30 of them," he said.

Marhanets location

Marhanets is a city, the administrative center of the Marhanets city community in the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. It is the eighth largest city in the region by population, a center of manganese ore mining and processing. As of 2023, the population amounted to 35,000 people.

Nikopol and the district to which Marhanets belongs are separated from Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region by the Dnipro River. After the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russians seized Enerhodar, where the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP is located.

Marhanets (deepstatemap.live)

Since then, the Russian occupiers have been regularly striking Nikopol and the area from Enerhodar.

Russian strikes on Marhanets

Russian troops regularly strike Marhanets.

For example, in February, the Russian occupiers shelled Marhanets with artillery. After the attack, a fire broke out, many buildings were damaged and destroyed, and people were injured.

And in July last year, the Russian invaders sent a drone to a family-type house in Marhanets. 12 children were living there.