Ukrainian drones strike six Russian regions, killing two

Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 30 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones on Saturday, October 17, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The attacks resulted in civilian casualties across multiple regions. The drones were shot down between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vologda, Kursk, and Oryol regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai and the Black Sea. In Belgorod, a woman was killed in Shebekino when a drone struck her car, and a man was injured in Voznesenovka. In Bryansk, a 58-year-old man died in a forest near Andreykovichi, while two others were wounded in separate attacks on a house and a vehicle. In Kursk, a drone hit a sugar factory in the village named after Kuibyshev, injuring a 56-year-old woman and damaging an administrative building. Regional authorities reported the casualties, with victims receiving medical treatment for injuries including burns and acoustic trauma.