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Drone attack on Voronezh kills two and injures 17
A mass drone attack hit Voronezh and nearby areas overnight and early on October 26.
The Russian regional governor said air defences shot down 113 drones, including more than 70 over Voronezh itself.
Two men were killed and 17 people were injured, including a child.
Many of the injured, among them two people seriously hurt, were on a train in Voronezh’s left-bank suburbs when drone debris fell on it.
Falling debris also caused fires and damage at industrial sites, a business centre, an apartment building and other locations, while building fronts and windows were damaged across nearly all parts of the city.
The attack matters because it caused civilian deaths and injuries as well as widespread disruption and property damage.
Emergency services were working at the scene, and the regional governor said the drone attack risk remained in force after the immediate warnings were lifted.
The sources do not say what further action will follow.
A drone attack on Voronezh and the surrounding region killed two men and injured 17 people, including one child, according to the regional governor.
Russian air defenses said they downed 113 drones over the region, including more than 70 over Voronezh.
Several injured people, including two who were seriously hurt, were on a train in the city’s left-bank suburbs when drone debris fell on it.
Fires were reported at several industrial sites, a central business center, an apartment building, two garden settlements, a school stadium and a garage complex.
Damage to building facades and windows was reported in almost all districts of the city.
- Who
- Two men were killed and 17 people, including one child, were injured.
- What
- A drone attack struck Voronezh and the surrounding region. Air defenses reported downing 113 drones.
- When
- Overnight and early on Oct. 26, 2026.
- Where
- Voronezh and nearby areas in Voronezh Oblast, Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
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ASTRA reported that a drone threat was announced over the region.
A missile warning followed, according to ASTRA.
Residents heard explosions in different districts of Voronezh, TV Губерния reported.
Governor Aleksandr Gusev said air defenses were still responding to the drone attack, according to TV Губерния.
The regional authorities lifted the missile warning and immediate drone-strike threat in districts, while the general drone-attack threat remained.
- Deaths
- 2 men
- Injuries
- 17 people, including 1 child
- Drones downed
- 113 over the region; more than 70 over Voronezh
- Train
- Debris fell on a train in Voronezh’s left-bank suburbs; 2 injured people were seriously hurt
- Damage
- Facades and windows damaged in almost all city districts
- Fire locations
- Industrial sites, business center, apartment building, 2 garden settlements, school stadium and garage complex
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