Ukraine–Russia

Russian FPV drone kills 79-year-old woman on road between Kushuhum and Malokaterynivka, Zaporizhzhia district

ATTACK
Location
Road corridor between Kushuhum and Malokaterynivka, Zaporizhzhia district (midpoint ±5km; roadside pin unpublished — MAP GAP)
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Standard

On 20 September 2026 a Russian FPV drone killed a 79-year-old civilian woman on the road between Kushuhum and Malokaterynivka in Zaporizhzhia district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Acting Zaporizhzhia OVA head Mykhailo Semikin reported the attack and urged residents not to remain outdoors during air-raid alerts. First wires Mezha ~15:01 Kyiv / LB 15:11 (~12:01–12:11Z). MAP GAP: exact roadside kill point unpublished — corridor midpoint ±5km only. Distinct from live Zaporizhzhia–Donetsk highway truck FPV (evt_9c8c60af).

Why it matters

Named place corridor + age + FPV + multi-wire Semikin in-window — not in catalog; distinct from highway truck event.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Russian FPV kills 79yo on Kushuhum–Malokaterynivka road, Zaporizhzhia: FPV attack kills 79yo woman, Kushuhum hromada: 79yo woman killed by FPV, Russian FPV killed 79yo woman on road between Kushuhum and Malokaterynivka, Russians killed woman on road in Zaporizhzhia district · 79-year-old woman (Semikin); name unpublished.
  • Injuries: Best 0 · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Russian FPV kills 79yo on Kushuhum–Malokaterynivka road, Zaporizhzhia: FPV attack kills 79yo woman, Kushuhum hromada: 79yo woman killed by FPV, Russian FPV killed 79yo woman on road between Kushuhum and Malokaterynivka, Russians killed woman on road in Zaporizhzhia district · No additional injuries reported.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Russian FPV kills 79yo on Kushuhum–Malokaterynivka road, Zaporizhzhia: FPV attack kills 79yo woman, Kushuhum hromada: 79yo woman killed by FPV, Russian FPV killed 79yo woman on road between Kushuhum and Malokaterynivka, Russians killed woman on road in Zaporizhzhia district

PROBABLE via Semikin/OVA through Mezha/LB/061/Malva/1News. MAP GAP: roadside kill point unknown — corridor midpoint only. Distinct from evt_9c8c60af highway truck FPV.