3 killed in Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Belgorod region

On Aug 30, 2026

In this file photo dated April 28, 2026 and released by Belgorod regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov’s Telegram channel, investigators look at the side of a social facility damaged by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Dobroye, Grayvoron district of Belgorod region, Russia.(PHOTO/BELGOROD REGION GOVERNOR VYACHESLAV GLADKOV TELEGRAM CHANNEL VIA AP)

MOSCOW/KYIV – Three people were killed in the Belgorod region after a Ukrainian drone attack, local authorities said Saturday.

The regional emergency response center said that a woman and two men were killed in the city of Shebekino after ammunition struck a residential area. The strikes also damaged vehicles and residential buildings, it added.

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The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defense forces had intercepted and destroyed 313 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea overnight.

At least 37 people were killed and dozens, including four children, were injured in a Russian attack on the Kyiv region, regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said on Saturday.

He said Russian forces had struck warehouses in the Bucha district on Friday evening, triggering a huge fire and explosions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X that the fire caused explosions at the site, adding that a criminal investigation had been opened into suspected official negligence over the storage of ammunition near residential areas.

A day of mourning has been declared in the Kyiv region for Sunday to commemorate the victims of the attack.

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