Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Yaroslavl Region Kills Child, Governor Says

MOSCOW, March 28 – A ⁠Ukrainian ⁠drone attack ⁠in Russia’s Yaroslavl region north-east ​of Moscow killed a child and ‌injured three people, while ‌causing damage to several ⁠residential ⁠buildings and “a retail object”, the local governor ​said on Saturday.

“A child who was in one of the private houses ​in the suburban district of Yaroslavl region ⁠at the ⁠time of the ⁠attack ​has died,” the governor, Mikhail Evraev, said ​on his ⁠Telegram channel.

“His parents have been hospitalised in a serious condition. A woman living in a ⁠neighbouring house was also injured. They are receiving all ⁠necessary medical care,” he added.

He said Russian air defence units had repelled more than 30 Ukrainian drones during the attack.

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday that a total of ⁠155 Ukrainian drones had been repelled and destroyed overnight over a number of Russian regions, including the ​Moscow region.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing ​by Jan Harvey)

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