One particular person was killed and 10 others have been injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a residential constructing in Russia’s Kursk area early Friday, regional governor Alexander Khinshtein mentioned on his Telegram channel.
The drone hit a constructing within the metropolis’s Railway District, igniting a fireplace that engulfed the highest 4 flooring, Xinhua Information Company reported, citing preliminary experiences.
“To our deep sorrow, one girl died. I supply my sincerest condolences to her household,” Khinshtein wrote on Telegram.
He mentioned that 10 different residents have been injured — one significantly — and all are receiving medical therapy.
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of ramping up assaults forward of the August 15 assembly between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska.
In an announcement shared on X, the Russian International Ministry acknowledged that 22 folks have been killed and one other 105 injured as a consequence of Ukraine’s shelling and drone strikes over the previous week. The ministry additionally shared a map marking the attacked areas within the Russian territory.
“With the Russia-US Summit approaching, the Kyiv regime has stepped up its terrorist exercise in opposition to Russian areas. Over the past week, 127 Russian residents suffered from shelling and drone assaults. 22 died, 105 have been wounded,” mentioned Alexei Fadeev, the Russian International Ministry’s Deputy Spokesperson.
In the meantime, the Russian Defence Ministry accused the Ukrainian authorities of planning a provocation aimed toward disrupting the upcoming assembly between Trump and Putin.
In a submit on Telegram, the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned, “Based on out there info obtained by way of a number of channels, the Kyiv regime is making ready a provocation to foil the Russian-American talks scheduled for 15 August 2025.”
The ministry asserted that with this goal, the safety service of Ukraine has despatched a gaggle of overseas journalists to Kharkiv’s Chuguev, which is below the management of Kyiv, below the pretext of doing “experiences on the residents of town within the frontline zone.” The defence ministry additionally claimed that the Ukrainian forces will perform the strikes on town and blame it on Russia.
“Instantly forward of the summit on Friday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine plan a provocative strike utilizing UAVs and missiles in opposition to one of many densely populated residential quarters or a hospital with numerous civilian casualties, which should be instantly recorded by the overseas Western journalists,” mentioned the Russian Defence Ministry.
In consequence, the ministry mentioned that the Russian forces might be thought-about totally chargeable for the strikes and civilian casualties. “This can create a damaging media background and circumstances for disrupting Russian-American cooperation on settling the battle in Ukraine,” the assertion learn.