Child Among Two Killed as Ukrainian Drone Attacks Strike Crimea and Southern Russia

Russian authorities said overnight Ukrainian attacks killed two people, injured five others and damaged homes, commercial property and an energy facility as air defenses intercepted more than 200 drones.

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

A three-year-old boy was among two people killed during overnight Ukrainian attacks on Russian-controlled Crimea and southern Russia, regional authorities said Thursday.

The child died in Voronezh after debris from a downed drone fell onto his family’s home and ignited a fire, according to regional Gov. Alexander Gusev. The city lies approximately 500 kilometers, or 310 miles, south of Moscow.

A 19-year-old man suffered minor injuries in the same attack. Drone debris also damaged several buildings, including the roof of a warehouse operated by an online marketplace.

In Crimea, Gov. Sergei Aksyonov said a separate attack killed one person and injured four others. Two of those wounded were children.

Authorities did not immediately provide additional details about the circumstances of the death in Crimea or the conditions of those injured.

Farther east, Ukrainian drones struck an energy facility in Russia’s Ulyanovsk region, according to the regional governor. The attack caused a fire at the site, although no deaths or injuries were reported there.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defense units intercepted and destroyed 223 Ukrainian drones during the overnight barrage.

The attacks affected locations spread across a broad area, from the Crimean Peninsula and Voronezh in southern Russia to Ulyanovsk east of Moscow, demonstrating the continuing reach of Ukraine’s long-range drone operations.

The casualties occurred despite Russia’s claim that its air defenses brought down more than 200 aircraft. Falling wreckage from intercepted drones has repeatedly posed a danger to civilians and property below, as demonstrated by the fatal fire at the Voronezh home.

The overnight strikes left two people dead, including the young child, and five others injured while causing damage to residential, commercial and energy infrastructure.