Ukraine–Russia

Russian FPV drone hits a cyclist between Slatyne and Bezruky, severing both arms

ATTACK
Location
Road between Slatyne and Bezruky, Derhachi hromada, Kharkiv Oblast (midpoint of settlement centroids; exact pin unpublished)
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Standard

Around 17:30 Kyiv time on 13 September 2026 a Russian FPV drone struck a 39-year-old male cyclist on the road between Slatyne and Bezruky in Derhachi hromada, Kharkiv Oblast, causing traumatic amputation of both arms; the man survived in serious condition, Status Quo and Objectiv reported. Exact road pin unpublished — midpoint estimate between the two settlements with a wide radius.

Why it matters

An FPV strike that traumatically amputated both arms of a civilian cyclist on a Derhachi-hromada road is a distinct Kharkiv Oblast civilian incident missing from the catalog despite 14 September local wires.

  • Injuries: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Near Kharkiv Russians hit cyclist with FPV; both arms torn off, FPV attacked cyclist in Derhachi area; man lost both arms · One 39-year-old male cyclist seriously injured with traumatic amputation of both arms; survived per Status Quo and Objectiv. No fatalities reported.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Near Kharkiv Russians hit cyclist with FPV; both arms torn off, FPV attacked cyclist in Derhachi area; man lost both arms

PROBABLE 0K/1inj via Status Quo and Objectiv: 39-year-old male cyclist hit by Russian FPV on the road between Slatyne and Bezruky (Derhachi/Dergachi hromada), traumatic amputation of both arms, serious, survived. Classification airstrike/drone + attackMechanisms drone. Spatial is midpoint of OSM settlement centroids with ±8000m — NOT an exact road pin. GAP FILL: first wires 14 Sep before/around prior sweeps but absent from catalog.