According to a report issued by the Russian Defense Ministry through its Telegram channel, air defense units intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to Ukraine over the Belgorod region. The statement frames the incident as a defensive action against a threatening drone and underscores ongoing border security concerns along Russia’s western frontier, where communities near the border are frequently affected by aerial threats and rapid military responses.
At approximately 12:20 Moscow time, the ministry said, an attempt was made to carry out a terrorist attack on objects inside Russian territory using an aircraft-type drone, but it was halted by defense forces. The agency described the operation as an interception of a deliberate strike, highlighting the persistent risk presented by drone activity close to the border and the readiness of Russia’s air defense to respond swiftly to such threats.
Earlier, Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that four settlements were exposed to Ukrainian UAV attacks. Local authorities typically monitor and report such incursions, noting the potential for damage to infrastructure and disruption to daily life in border towns. No casualties had been confirmed in the initial updates, though the situation remains dynamic as defense measures continue.
In a separate development, Ukrainian forces reportedly fired on a market in the city of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, causing a fire in a shop. Officials did not provide information about injuries at the time, but the incident underscores the ongoing intensity of hostilities in southern Ukraine and the broader spillover effects on civilians and commercial activity near combat zones.
Additionally, Ukrainian Armed Forces were said to have undertaken an attempted attack against Vugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Earlier, authorities stated that a Ukrainian missile attack destroyed a house in the Kherson region, according to the report. The sequence of events highlights the wide-ranging nature of aerial threats and cross-border violence that continue to shape security dynamics in the region.