Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions have left one man dead and nine others injured, with casualties reported in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. Meanwhile, Russian air defense forces intercepted 71 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones during the night of November 12. The Russian Defense Ministry and regional authorities provided details of the attacks and their consequences.

The Belgorod region suffered particularly heavy attacks, with Ukrainian forces striking its territory 90 times over the past 24 hours. These included two artillery bombardments and 11 instances in which drones dropped explosive devices. Russian military units also shot down or suppressed 140 unmanned aircraft during the reporting period.

The attacks claimed the life of a man in the Grayvoronsky district. Eight more people were injured across the Belgorodsky, Volokonovsky, Grayvoronsky and Shebekinsky districts. Four of the wounded remain hospitalized.

The Kursk region also faced sustained attacks from Ukrainian forces. Between 9:00 a.m. on November 11 and 9:00 a.m. on November 12, Russian defenses destroyed 104 drones of various types. During the same period, Ukrainian troops launched 17 artillery attacks against evacuated areas and carried out 11 strikes involving explosives dropped from UAVs.

One of the attacks injured a 41-year-old man in the town of Rylsk.

Against this backdrop, the Russian Defense Ministry released details of its nationwide air defense operations overnight. According to the ministry, 71 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Oryol and Rostov regions, as well as the Moscow region and Crimea.

The overnight interceptions followed another wave of drone attacks on November 11. Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, Russian air defense units destroyed 85 Ukrainian unmanned aircraft across several parts of the country.

The previous day’s operations covered the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Kirov, Omsk and Rostov regions, along with Perm Krai, the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Udmurt Republic. Russian forces also intercepted drones over the Black Sea.

The Bryansk region recorded significant air defense activity during the same period. Regional authorities reported that Russian forces had destroyed 47 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over its territory in the previous 24 hours.