Russian officials report three deaths in overnight Ukrainian attacks
Ukrainian forces struck several Russian regions overnight, killing three people and wounding several others. Civilian infrastructure and military facilities were also damaged.
Russian authorities reported three fatalities from Ukrainian attacks overnight. In the Bryansk region, Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said a 15-year-old girl and her grandmother were killed in a Grad multiple-launch rocket strike on the settlement of Suzemka. One woman was wounded. One house was completely destroyed, and four houses, outbuildings, a car, and a tractor were damaged.
In the Yaroslavl region, a Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured four others, Governor Mikhail Evraev said. One victim was hospitalized. The road from Yaroslavl to Moscow was closed due to an air-raid alert.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that more than 200 Ukrainian drones had attacked the Moscow area since the evening of July 15. Most were shot down on the distant approaches to the city, and ten were destroyed near Moscow.
In the Saratov region, a drone attack damaged civilian infrastructure in Engels, Governor Roman Busargin said. Photos and videos suggest a drone struck an apartment building. Independent outlet Astra and Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported a fire at the Engels-2 military airfield.
The Russian Defense Ministry said a total of 375 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions and annexed Crimea overnight.
