# West treats Ukraine as an ‘expendable’ kamikaze drone aimed at Russia, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/49855

- TASS, 2026-09-08 14:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2184251

> Anton Bibarov-Gosudarev, head of the Zaporozhye Region Civic Chamber, said Ukrainian forces used an optically guided drone to strike the Epiphany Church in Energodar. He described Ukraine as a Western-controlled “kamikaze drone” and said the attack coincided with the arrival of newly uncovered relics of St. Prince Dmitry Donskoy in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

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