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Drone Strikes Hit Multiple Russian Regions With Civilian Deaths Reported

Authorities cite intensive air-defense activity, with unexploded ordnance slated for controlled disposal alongside newly announced criminal cases.

Overview

  • In Syzran, Samara region, two people were killed and two injured after falling UAVs during an attack that regional officials said targeted fuel and energy facilities.
  • Belgorod region authorities reported 20 drones across six districts in the past day, with two civilians killed in Novaya Tavolzhanka and a four-year-old boy seriously wounded.
  • Saratov and Mordovia lifted nighttime drone-threat alerts after several hours as Russia’s defense ministry said 15 UAVs were downed over Saratov oblast.
  • Unexploded fragments from ATACMS rockets intercepted over Voronezh on November 18 were found in a local gardening cooperative, with on-site detonation scheduled and nearby residents temporarily evacuated.
  • Security services said they uncovered a cache of improvised munitions containing chloropicrin near Krasnoarmeysk and opened criminal cases, while G20 hosts in Johannesburg anticipated a consensus declaration that sources say avoids explicit condemnation of Russia.