Drone Strike Hits Sevastopol Hospital, Injures Multiple People

Russian outlets present the Sevastopol hospital strike and other recent incidents in Belgorod and Vologda as Ukrainian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. They stress deaths and injuries, including the man on a scooter and the driver near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, to argue that Ukraine is expanding strikes deep into Russian-held territory. Russian commentators expect tougher air defences and possible retaliation against what they describe as Ukrainian terror tactics.

• •Russian authorities describe the drone hit on a Sevastopol hospital as an attack on a civilian medical facility by Ukrainian forces.
• •Officials in Belgorod region say Ukrainian drones have killed at least one civilian and damaged non-military sites.
• •Russian reports link the fatal strike on a driver near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to Ukrainian drones operating against Russian-controlled territory.
• •Regional leaders in Vologda region say the rising injury toll from UAV attacks shows that civilians are being put at risk far from the front line.
• •Russian officials argue that repeated Ukrainian drone attacks justify stronger military responses and tighter security measures inside Russia.