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Four killed in two drone attacks in Russia's Belgorod region

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On October 25, two drone attacks occurred in Russia's Belgorod region: one overnight in the city of Belgorod and another in the nearby village of Voznesenovka later that day. The first attack killed three people immediately and injured thirteen others; an additional death was reported on Sunday from injuries sustained during this incident. A second strike in Voznesenovka resulted in one fatality and one injury. The attacks damaged numerous buildings including apartment complexes, cars, houses, and administrative and commercial facilities.
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Overnight and on October 25, Ukrainian drones attacked two locations in southwestern Russia: the city of Belgorod and a nearby village named Voznesenovka. In Belgorod, three people were killed and thirteen injured; another person was killed and one injured in the village attack. The drone strikes also caused significant damage to infrastructure including apartment buildings, cars, houses, and administrative and commercial premises. Regional governor Alexander Shuvayev reported that 30 blocks of flats, 35 vehicles, four houses, three administrative buildings, eight commercial premises, and three social facilities were damaged in the city attack. The second incident near Shebekino damaged a car. Mayor Valentin Demidov noted on the state-backed MAX messaging app that another injured person from Belgorod later died in hospital, raising the death toll to four.

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Belgorod GPE · 5× Ukrainian NORP · 2× Alexander Shuvayev PERSON · 1× MOSCOW GPE · 1× REUTERS ORG · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Shebekino GPE · 1× Valentin Demidov PERSON · 1× Voznesenovka GPE · 1×

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A Ukrainian drone attack overnight on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed three people and injured 13, local authorities said on Sunday, while a separate drone strike later in the day killed another person and wounded one other in a nearby village.
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🔮 This is a great tragedy for all the city's residents," Belgorod's mayor, Valentin Demidov, wrote on state-backed messaging app MAX.
2026-10-25 · The Straits Times
Four killed in two drone attacks in Russia's Belgorod region · assertive framing

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Four killed in two drone attacks in Russia's Belgorod region MOSCOW, Oct 25 - asserted
Four → kill → region
A Ukrainian drone attack overnight on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed three people and injured 13, local authorities said on Sunday, while a separate drone strike later in the day killed another person and wounded one other in a nearby village. asserted
strike → kill → village
"Unfortunately, the death toll from last night's attack (in the city of Belgorod) has risen — another man who had been injured has died in hospital. asserted
who → rise → hospital
This is a great tragedy for all the city's residents," Belgorod's mayor, Valentin Demidov, wrote on state-backed messaging app MAX. asserted
mayor → write → app
The overnight attack on Belgorod damaged 30 apartment buildings, 35 cars, four houses, three administrative buildings, eight commercial premises and three social facilities, regional governor Alexander Shuvayev said. asserted
Shuvayev → damage → buildings
In a separate incident on Sunday morning, one person was killed and another injured when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in the village of Voznesenovka near the town of Shebekino, local authorities said. asserted
authorities → kill → Shebekino
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