A young man was killed and another injured when a Ukrainian drone hit their vehicle near a border village in the southwestern Belgorod region, authorities reported on Wednesday.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, their air defense systems intercepted a Ukrainian drone over the region at 1:40 p.m. local time.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Governor of Belgorod region, asserted that the drone specifically aimed at the passenger vehicle close to the village of Pervomaisky, situated less than 8 kilometers (4.5 miles) from the Ukrainian border in the Kharkiv region.
“The young man succumbed to his injuries at the scene,” Gladkov shared on Telegram. The other individual was taken to a medical facility in the Volokonovsky district but was later released for outpatient care.
Since the commencement of Russia’s extensive invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian forces have regularly conducted drone and missile strikes on Belgorod and its neighboring border areas.
