The Russian Orthodox Church said a monk was killed after a drone strike hit a car in the Lugansk People’s Republic, a Russia-backed territory in eastern Ukraine. According to the church’s account, the attack was carried out by Ukraine and involved a US-made drone.
The same statement said a priest who was in the car survived but was injured. The available report did not provide broader operational details about the strike, including the exact location or the identities of those involved.
The claim was presented by the Russian Orthodox Church, which described the incident as a direct attack on clergy traveling by vehicle. No additional information in the trimmed report indicated whether the circumstances had been independently verified.
The reported killing adds to the list of drone-related incidents linked to the Russia-Ukraine war, where strikes on vehicles and personnel continue to be reported from areas near or within the wider conflict zone.
