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| Ukrainian kamikaze drones kill two in Russia – governor | Ukrainian kamikaze drones kill two in Russia – governor |
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| The UAVs targeted the settlement of Rozhdestvenka in the Belgorod border region, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said | The UAVs targeted the settlement of Rozhdestvenka in the Belgorod border region, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said |
| Two people have been killed and another severely wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Belgorod Region, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said. | Two people have been killed and another severely wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Belgorod Region, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said. |
| The attack, which involved three kamikaze-drones, targeted the outskirts of the village of Rozhdestvenka, located near Russia’s border with Ukraine, Gladkov wrote in a post on Telegram on Friday. | The attack, which involved three kamikaze-drones, targeted the outskirts of the village of Rozhdestvenka, located near Russia’s border with Ukraine, Gladkov wrote in a post on Telegram on Friday. |
| “As a result of the explosions, two people were killed and a third man was seriously injured,” he said. | “As a result of the explosions, two people were killed and a third man was seriously injured,” he said. |
| An earthmover machine and some other construction equipment was damaged in the attack, according to the governor. | An earthmover machine and some other construction equipment was damaged in the attack, according to the governor. |
| Earlier on Friday, Gladkov reported that a Ukrainian UAV had dropped an explosive device on a facility at an agricultural enterprise in the village of Maslova Pristan. The blast damaged the roof of the building but no human casualties resulted from this attack, he added. | Earlier on Friday, Gladkov reported that a Ukrainian UAV had dropped an explosive device on a facility at an agricultural enterprise in the village of Maslova Pristan. The blast damaged the roof of the building but no human casualties resulted from this attack, he added. |
| At least five drones were shot down by air defenses in other parts of Belgorod Region earlier in the day, the governor said. | At least five drones were shot down by air defenses in other parts of Belgorod Region earlier in the day, the governor said. |
| Throughout the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Ukraine has been targeting Russian territory with drones almost on a daily basis. | |
| This week the attacks were most intense on Wednesday, with incursions by UAVs reported in the Ukraine-bordering regions of Voronezh, Kursk, and Belgorod. Most of the drones were destroyed. However, in Kursk Region a strike by a UAV caused a fire at an oil depot. | |
| On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that a total of 796 Ukrainian drones have been shot down over the past week. |