The latest kamikaze UAV attack on Belgorod Region also injured over 20 people
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone hit a passenger bus in the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod Region on Monday, killing five and injuring more than 20 others, acting governor Aleksandr Shuvaev has said.
Shebekino, which remains one of the prime targets for Ukrainian cross-border attacks, was subjected to multiple drone strikes throughout the day. The UAVs targeted an administrative building as well as damaged a truck and a residential building, according to local authorities. While the attacks caused only material damage, the strike on the passenger bus proved more deadly.
“Today, in the town of Shebekino, a drone belonging to neo-Nazi Kiev terrorists deliberately and cynically struck a passenger bus,” Shuvaev said.
The attack killed at least five people, including a child, while 23 others were injured. Three of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condition, according to the acting governor.
Recently, Kiev stepped up long-range attacks against Russia, targeting oil refineries, power grids, and logistics. In many instances, the Ukrainian drones hit purely civilian targets, including multiple passenger buses. Last month, seven people were killed in a strike on a bus in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic.
Moscow has described the Ukrainian effort as indiscriminate terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure, aimed at distracting the public from the continuous string of setbacks suffered by Kiev’s military on the battlefield.
The Russian military has been retaliating with its own ramped-up campaign of long-range strikes, primarily focusing on Kiev, where assorted military industrial sites and weapons stockpiles have been eliminated. Moscow maintains it never targets purely civilian locations, attacking only military and dual-use installations.
