Karine Buisset was a 54-year-old French national and UNICEF Programme Specialist for Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). She had been working in Goma since at least early 2025, documenting sexual violence by armed actors in eastern DRC. She had planned to return to France in December 2025. Her mission was extended. At approximately 04:00 on 11 March 2026, two drone strikes hit the Himbi district of Goma. Buisset was asleep in the apartment of Christine Guinot, UNICEF's head of security in the DRC, who was absent. The strike destroyed the apartment. Buisset did not survive. Two other people were also killed: an M23 combatant and a private security agent. The existence of these two victims was confirmed by the DRC government communiqué of 13 March 2026; neither has been identified by name in any source reviewed (DRC Government / Ministry of Justice, 2026). The strike was not claimed. No party has issued an official denial