Russian civilian killed in Ukrainian drone attack
At least one civilian has been killed in Kursk Region, western Russia, in a Ukrainian kamikaze drone attack, Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein has said. Air defenses intercepted 42 UAVs over the course of six hours on Tuesday evening, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The ministry reported that Ukraine attacked sites in the Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Smolensk, Kaluga, and Voronezh regions.
Kiev has intensified long-range UAV “terrorist attacks” on industrial and civilian sites Russia in recent months, following multiple setbacks on the front lines, according to Moscow.
The Kursk Region governor reported that the civilian was killed in a double-tap strike on a local agricultural enterprise. After the initial attack, several more people were injured in a follow-up strike.
In total, 13 people sustained injuries, with two in serious condition, he said.
“This is a barbaric crime against civilians who were preparing equipment for the sowing season,” he wrote on MAX. “There is and can be no forgiveness for these inhumane attacks!”
According to Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik, Ukraine’s forces killed 14 civilians and injured 119 in Russia over the past week.
Ten of the victims were children, he said in a statement on Tuesday. Overall, the Ukrainian military targeted Russian civilian sites using nearly 3,000 munitions during the time period, he reported.
