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Two Civilians Killed as Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Belgorod Region

Regional authorities describe the incidents as part of a persistent cross‑border threat under a long‑running counterterrorism regime.

Overview

  • Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a drone struck a car in Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky district, killing a man and a woman at the scene.
  • Two civilians were injured when a drone hit a vehicle in Zamostye, Graivoron district, with a man hospitalized for head trauma, shrapnel wounds and facial burns, and a woman treated for blast injuries as an outpatient.
  • A man in Zozuli, Borisovsky district, sustained blast and shrapnel injuries to his legs after an FPV drone detonation and is being transferred from the Borisovskaya CRB to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
  • Authorities reported damage to vehicles, private homes and a social facility across the Shebekinsky, Graivoron, Valuysky and Volokonovsky districts.
  • The casualty and damage updates were issued in successive evening statements by the regional governor relayed by RIA Novosti, which also noted Russian claims of retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian military and defense‑industrial targets.