From those positions, however, Russian FPV drones have been striking clusters of civilians, vehicles and public transport — particularly in the city’s southern areas — according to governor Ivan Fedorov. Mr Fedorov said Ukrainian air defences stop more than 95% of incoming FPV drones. So far this year, FPV drones or blasts from larger munitions have damaged 12 municipally operated buses or tramcars, Mr Sukhachov said, adding that officials do not plan to cut services. Officials say similar patterns are emerging in other frontline cities, including Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, where FPV drone strikes have become “one of the main instruments of terror,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Residents said recent attacks have increasingly come around midday and early evening, forming what they described as a chilling new routine.