The press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region reported this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

According to the report, Russian forces directed an attack drone at agricultural machinery that two farm workers were repairing on the roadside. A 32-year-old man was killed in the attack, while his 30-year-old colleague was injured. The combine harvester caught fire.

“Police officers from the Vilniansk territorial unit immediately responded to the incident. They evacuated the body of the deceased man. The injured man was taken to a medical facility in Zaporizhzhia,” the statement said.

Police added that information about the incident had been entered into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations. The case was classified under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (war crimes).

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