Ukrainian drone attacks on regions in western Russia killed two people and set a fuel warehouse on fire, regional governors announced.
An overnight drone strike killed two people in Russia's border region of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said, saying a residential building and barn in the village of Poroz were "completely burned." Another building suffered heavy damage.
"As a result of the release of two explosive devices, a private residential building caught fire. Tragically, two civilians died – a woman recovering from a femur fracture, and a man who was taking care of her," Gladkov wrote on Telegram.
He added that "the son of the deceased managed to escape from the burning building at the last moment".
Earlier, he mentioned another Ukrainian drone attack in the village of Istobnoye, but without casualties.
At the same time, in the Smolensk region, a fuel warehouse was attacked by a drone, and later caught fire, Governor Vasily Anokin said on Telegram.
Anokin said that a fuel and lubricant warehouse in the Kardim region was set on fire, and that firefighters were fighting the fire.
"As a result of the air defense operation, the aircraft were shot down. But after their debris fell, the fuel tank caught fire," he wrote.
He added that in the first moments it was not clear whether people were injured in the attack.
The governor of Kursk, Kaluga and Bryansk regions in western Russia were also cited for attacks in their areas.
The Defense Ministry said it had intercepted 50 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 26 over the Belgorod region and one over Moscow.
Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia in recent weeks, targeting mostly energy-important sites.
While it does not officially confirm or deny that it is attacking energy targets in Russia, Ukraine says that these are legitimate targets that help the Russian military as they target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
With the country dependent on Western, mostly American, military aid to fight the Russian offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking allies for months to speed up the supply of weapons to his armed forces, which are struggling with a shortage of military equipment.
In the United States, lawmakers will vote on Saturday on whether to unlock a $61 billion military aid package that has long been delayed by political wrangling.
Zelensky called it "a decision of vital importance".
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