Authorities in southwestern Russias Belgorod regionsaid a local woman was killed Thursday when a Ukrainian drone struck her home near the border.A woman was killed in an FPV drone attack on a private house in the village of Morkaya Orlovka, Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.Mokraya Orlovka is located 3 kilometers (2 miles) east of Russias border with northeastern Ukraines Sumy region.Russias Defense Ministrysaid its air defense systems destroyed three Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region before noon Thursday local time.Gladkovsaid another civilian was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a Belgorod region village deeper into Russian territory on Wednesday.
A second man was killed that day by an explosive device that detonated in a village near eastern Ukraines Kharkiv region, the governor added.He said his region experienced a noticeable uptick in Ukrainian attacks on Thursday.Western Russias Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions have been hit hard by shelling, air attacks and cross-border incursions since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.