Key facts
- Two civilians were killed and five injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia's Bryansk region.
- One victim was killed while driving a car.
- Ukrainian drones also reportedly attacked Rostov Oblast, damaging property and injuring one person.
- Russian authorities claimed to have downed 155 drones overnight, with most destroyed near Ukraine's border.
- Separate reports indicate drone attacks in Lipetsk and Tula regions resulted in one death and one injury in each.
- Russia claimed a drone hit a bus carrying Belarusian children, which Ukraine denied.
Ukrainian drone attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and property damage in Russia's Bryansk region, according to Russian authorities. Acting regional governor Yegor Kovalchuk stated that two civilians were killed and five injured, with one fatality occurring while the victim was driving. Reuters could not independently verify these claims.
Additional reports indicate a "massive air attack" by Ukrainian drones on Bryansk and Rostov oblasts on October 21, causing limited damage. In Klintsy, three cars and two apartment buildings were damaged, and a teenager sustained bruises. In Rostov Oblast, a residential building, medical clinic, shops, and homes were damaged, and one person was injured by falling debris. Power outages affected approximately 3,000 residents in the village of Nedvigovka.
Russian authorities also claimed that air defenses downed 155 Ukrainian drones overnight, with many intercepted over regions bordering Ukraine. Separate incidents in the Lipetsk and Tula regions reportedly resulted in one death and one injury in each area due to drone crashes. Debris from a drone also reportedly fell onto the Beriev aircraft manufacturer in Taganrog.
Russia further alleged that a Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying Belarusian children in the Bryansk region, wounding seven people, including five children. The Ukrainian army has denied these claims, calling them "false" and stating they did not launch drones over Bryansk at that time. Ukraine maintains that its attacks on Russian territory are aimed at destroying infrastructure critical to Moscow's war efforts and are in response to Russia's ongoing strikes on Ukraine.