Kiev has stepped up UAV attacks on Russia as pressure mounts to reach peace deal with Moscow
One person has been killed and several others injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Saratov Region on Sunday, local officials have reported.
One of the unmanned aerial vehicles crashed into the courtyard of an apartment building in the city overnight, forcing an evacuation of residents, regional governor Roman Busargin said.
Local residents reportedly said that windows on several floors were shattered, the building’s facade was damaged, and several parked cars caught fire. A nearby school has been turned into a temporary shelter for those displaced, according to officials.
The governor added that the attack caused serious damage to an industrial enterprise in the area but did not specify which facility was hit.
Earlier, Voronezh Region officials warned of “the threat of a direct UAV strike.” Governor Aleksandr Gusev said alert systems were activated due to incoming drones.
On Saturday, Russia’s military said it had intercepted more than 150 Ukrainian kamikaze drones, most of them over Kursk, Bryansk, and Kaluga regions.
In recent months, Ukrainian forces have intensified long-range drone operations, targeting not only border regions but also residential areas and key infrastructure deep inside Russia. Moscow has responded with what it calls high-precision strikes on Ukrainian military-related facilities, maintaining that its operations are never directed at civilians.
National air defense units in Russia regularly report intercepting dozens or even hundreds of drones in a single day, but falling debris continues to injure civilians, damage property, and disrupt essential services.
Kiev is also under growing domestic and international pressure to seek a negotiated settlement with Moscow. On Friday, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky rejected a US call to consider territorial concessions in exchange for a truce.
