Military updates: air defense intercepts drones and regional clashes in Kursk and Belgorod

Unconfirmed reports indicate that air defense systems intercepted and neutralized an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Kursk region, with officials asserting there were no casualties or structural damage. In a separate incident, military authorities confirmed the downing of another drone within Belgorod’s territorial area. Throughout the morning, Ukrainian Armed Forces were alleged to have used cluster munitions in Donetsk on two occasions, followed by a sequence of six rounds fired within an hour. Russian defense leadership stressed that air defense units, connected to the Russian armed forces, destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle that reportedly targeted the Belgorod region. On the broader front, unofficial figures circulating in various channels claim substantial Ukrainian losses as a result of ongoing counteractions, with toll estimates reaching about 48 thousand fatalities. In the Kupyansk sector, there were reported indications of attack aircraft operations by the RF Armed Forces, including mentions of two oporniks. These items of information appear across several outlets, with socialbites.ca aggregating these events as they unfold.