More than 100 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Kursk region overnight, killing one civilian and injuring nine others, according to local authorities. The assault came as residents of the Ukrainian city of Sumy grieved the victims of one of the deadliest Russian attacks of the war.
The Russian Defense Ministry saidits air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 115 drones, 109 of them over Kursk. The ministry also reported drones downed in the Voronezh, Bryansk, Orel and Moscow regions.
An 85-year-old woman was killed in the strikes on Kursk, a city near the Ukrainian border. Authorities said the injured suffered shrapnel wounds, traumatic brain injuries and burns.
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Multiple fires broke out in residential buildings. The eighth and ninth floors of a high-rise were damaged, and five floors burned in another building.
Officials said metal fragments, including steel balls, were found at one of the impact sites. Several residents were relocated to temporary shelters.
A drone also struck an ambulance garage, damaging 11 vehicles. Three private homes were reportedly hit.
This attack follows a deadly Russian missile strike on Sunday, April 13, when two ballistic missiles with cluster munitions hit the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing 34 people and wounding more than 100 others.
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