According to Reuters, Alexander Shuvayev, the acting governor of Belgorod, said that the Ukrainian drone attacks sparked fires at two apartment buildings and damaged multiple residential and non-residential buildings in the region. A woman walks past a bank building damaged during a Ukrainian overnight drone attack, according to local authorities, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Belgorod, Russia, August 9, 2026. REUTERS/StringerDozens of others were injured by the Ukrainian drone attacks, including a four-year-old boy. This year, there’s been a significant increase in Russian civilian casualties caused by Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukrainian drone attacks have also been hitting oil refineries and warehouses belonging to Wildberries, a Russian online retailer that’s become a frequent target of Ukrainian drones just in recent weeks.