In an official update, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod Region, reported that two residents lost their lives in a recent strike on Rozhdestvenka, a village within the Grayvoronsky urban district. He said the attack was carried out with three unmanned aerial vehicles described as kamikaze drones, launched by Ukrainian forces. The governor’s statement indicated that a third person sustained serious injuries as a result of the blasts.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, where an excavator and a manipulator were among the damaged assets. The governor emphasized that the local impact was immediate and grave, underscoring the disruption caused to the village and its people. This incident forms part of ongoing cross-border tensions and military activity in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. The situation remains closely monitored by regional authorities as they coordinate medical aid, rescue operations, and assessments of structural damage.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian air defense systems intercepted an attempted Ukrainian UAV strike targeting objects in the Belgorod region. The ministry noted that air defenses repelled the attack, preventing further damage to facilities in the area. In a separate development, the Belgorod regional administration announced another incident in which a drone part of an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, reinforcing the ongoing narrative of aerial activity in border zones. These updates reflect the frequent exchanges of drone- and air-based threats that have characterized the region in recent times.
There have also been reports, prior to this latest event, of a drone dropping an explosive device on the grounds of an agricultural facility in a village within the Belgorod region. Local authorities described that incident as part of a series of UAV-related attempts to target infrastructure and agricultural properties, underscoring the broader security concerns that residents face along the border. The accounts emphasize a pattern of incidents that authorities say involve unmanned systems and attempts to inflict damage on both civilian areas and economic assets in the region. Attribution and specific operational details in such cases are often subject to official releases and ongoing investigations, with regional leadership urging residents to remain vigilant and to follow safety advisories as information is verified by defense and emergency services coordinators. [Source: Belgorod regional administration; Russian Ministry of Defense]