Ukrainian POW killed by Ukrainian drone during evacuation — witness

World May 05, 2025, 14:51

Ivan Bobrushko said the soldier was struck directly in the back

DONETSK, May 5. /TASS/. Ivan Bobrushko, a captured soldier from Ukraine’s 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, recounted to TASS that a comrade was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike during an evacuation carried out by Russian forces near the village of Komar.

"He was the first to get on the motorcycle with a Russian soldier. We boarded another motorcycle. We moved left, while they went right. Ultimately, a Ukrainian drone caught up with them. The soldier was struck directly in the back and died instantly," Bobrushko explained, noting that two motorcycles had been used in the evacuation.

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