At least five dead

Serious drone attack shakes Russia

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A serious drone attack on the Russian border region of Kursk is currently keeping the Kremlin on tenterhooks. At least five people have died, including two children.

"Five people, including two children, died as a result of the drop (of ammunition). Two other family members were taken to the regional hospital - their condition is serious," wrote the governor of the region, Alexei Smirnov. According to him, a drone attacked a residential building.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports six drones shot down on the illegally annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea as well as in Tver Oblast, Bryansk Oblast and Belgorod Oblast.

Here is Smirnov's posting in the original:

Moscow assumes Ukrainian attack
Since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, both sides have been regularly attacking each other with drones, which sometimes have ranges of several hundred kilometers. The Ukrainian army has expanded its drone attacks on Russian territories this year. It is targeting Russian energy facilities as well as towns and villages close to the border.

Putin wants to create a "buffer zone"
Russia launched a major land offensive in the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv in May. According to head of state Vladimir Putin, the aim is to create a "buffer zone" to protect the Russian border region of Belgorod from Ukrainian attacks. The Kursk region is located further north, opposite the Ukrainian region of Sumy, which is controlled by Kiev.