Ukrainian drone kills one in Russia's Belgorod, governor says
Gladkov said all six injured were being treated in hospital for shrapnel wounds. Six homes suffered damage.
Russia's Defence Ministry said Russian air defence units had destroyed 48 Ukrainian drones over a 3-1/2-hour period ending at 11.30 p.m. (2030 GMT).
Twenty-nine of the drones were destroyed over Belgorod region on the Ukrainian border, with a further 16 over Bryansk region, another border region to the west.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of targeting civilians, something both sides deny, in the course of the war, now well into its fourth year.
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