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Azerbaijani man killed in Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Sumy region
01 July 2026 13:49
A 77‑year‑old Azerbaijani man, Elmar Aliyev, was killed in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast after a Russian army drone strike.
Aliyev, born in 1949, was driving his car in the Velyka Pysarivka district near the Russian border when a drone carrying a hand grenade targeted him, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.
He died instantly at the scene.
Aliyev, originally from Azerbaijan's Beylagan district, was a Ukrainian citizen.
His body has been sent to Azerbaijan for burial.
By Bakhtiyar Abbasov
Caliber.Az
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