Shot-down Shahed lands feet from Dnipro mayor's residence
Photo: Mayor of Dnipro Borys Filatov (dniprorada.gov.ua)
During the night of February 28, Russia attacked Dnipro with strike drones. A downed Shahed drone fell just 10 meters from the private home of Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov, according to his Telegram channel.
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"A downed Shahed fell 10 meters from my private house. Not 100, not 500, not somewhere on the horizon. Ten meters. The situation here was saved by an ordinary thick retaining wall," the mayor said.
Photo: aftermath of the drone crash near Filatov's house (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)
Photo: aftermath of the drone crash near Filatov's house (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)
Photo: aftermath of the drone crash near Filatov's house (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)
At the same time, Filatov stressed that he is not implying an assassination attempt, noting that in frontline Dnipro, anyone could find themselves in his position.
The mayor also dismissed speculation that he was "directing fire" by disclosing his location. He said that in a city of one million people, every second resident knows where the mayor lives.
Shelling of Ukraine on February 28
During the night of February 28, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 105 strike drones from multiple directions. Air defense forces managed to shoot down 96 enemy UAVs.
At the same time, six strike drones hit their targets, and debris fell at seven locations.
In particular, Russian forces attacked a railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region. An enemy drone struck an electric locomotive, injuring the train driver.
