Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Child in Belgorod Region, Governor Says
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Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Child in Belgorod Region, Governor Says
A two-year-old boy was killed in a drone strike in the Belgorod region. The child was the grandson of an elderly woman also injured in the strike. The region was one of several areas in Russia targeted in a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks.
Authorities said the drone hit an apartment building in the village of Borisovka early Thursday, wounding three people, including a two-year-old boy.
Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the child was the grandson of an elderly woman also injured in the strike. The third victim was a man who had been inside his apartment at the time.
All three were taken to a local hospital, but the child later died of his injuries.
“He was in extremely critical condition, and doctors did everything they could,” Gladkov wrote on Telegram. “Despite their efforts, they couldn’t save him.”
The Belgorod region was one of several areas in Russia targeted in a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Authorities in Belgorod reported multiple injuries and building damage, and the Defense Ministry said it had shot down more than 40 Ukrainian drones over the border region.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours killed at least three people and wounded 37 others.
Child killed by Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Belgorod region, governor says
A two-year-old boy was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Belgorod region. His grandmother and another adult were wounded, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
Gladkov said the grandmother was out walking with the boy when a drone struck an apartment block. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
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Drone strikes by both Russia and Ukraine have intensified in recent weeks.
A concentrated, nine-minute-long Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Wednesday killed six people and injured 64, including nine children, Ukrainian officials said.
Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday said Moscow’s forces had shot down 260 Ukrainian drones in the past day, including 62 outside the combat zone.
Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Mark Trevelyan
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