Ukraine–Russia

Russian Lancet drone hits a car in Nova Kuban, injuring two women

ATTACK
Location
Nova Kuban, Borozenske community, Kherson Oblast (village OSM; exact roadside unpublished)
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Standard

At about 17:35 Kyiv time on 14 September 2026 a Russian Lancet-type strike drone hit a passenger car in the village of Nova Kuban, Borozenske community, Kherson Oblast, injuring two local women aged 26 and 32, Kherson Regional Military Administration said. The 26-year-old sustained blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to her back, shoulder and leg; the 32-year-old sustained shrapnel wounds to her arm, chest and abdomen plus concussion, blast trauma and a closed head injury. Both were under medical supervision. Ukrinform (19:51), Most.ks (19:25), LB.ua (20:23) and Mezha (20:16) carried the OVA account. Village-level OSM point; exact roadside pin unpublished. Distinct from the morning Dniprovskyi car fatality in Kherson city (evt_8085aaf4) and from earlier Nova Kuban-area vehicle strikes on other dates.

Why it matters

An evening Lancet strike on a civilian car in Nova Kuban extends the Kherson Oblast roadside-drone pattern beyond the morning city fatality already on the map.

  • Injuries: Best 2 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: На Херсонщині росіяни атакували дроном автівку, постраждали двоє людей, Росіяни атакували авто у Новій Кубані на Херсонщині, поранені дві жінки, Росіяни атакували дроном цивільне авто на Херсонщині, постраждали двоє людей, Russian Drone Strike on Car in Kherson Region Injures Two Women · Two women (26 and 32) injured per Kherson OVA via Ukrinform/Most/LB.ua/Mezha; under medical supervision; no fatalities reported for this strike.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: На Херсонщині росіяни атакували дроном автівку, постраждали двоє людей, Росіяни атакували авто у Новій Кубані на Херсонщині, поранені дві жінки, Росіяни атакували дроном цивільне авто на Херсонщині, постраждали двоє людей, Russian Drone Strike on Car in Kherson Region Injures Two Women

PROBABLE 0K/2inj (women 26 and 32) via Kherson OVA Telegram as carried by Ukrinform, Most.ks, LB.ua and Mezha. Mechanism Lancet-type strike drone on a car in Nova Kuban ~17:35 Kyiv. Exact roadside pin unpublished — village OSM centroid. Distinct from evt_8085aaf4 (morning Kherson city Dniprovskyi car 1K).