On May 18, 2025, reports indicate Russia launched drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. While official reports from the Ministry of Defense of Russia mention the downing of Ukrainian drones over Belgorod and Bryansk regions, details on damages remain unspecified.
Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported a civilian sustaining shrapnel wounds from a drone attack on a vehicle in the Voluysky district. The injured individual received immediate medical assistance and was hospitalized.
The Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported Russia launched drones, including Shahed strike drones, on Ukrainian territory. Casualties include a 27-year-old woman killed and her 4-year-old son injured in the Kyiv region. Additionally, another woman sustained multiple shrapnel wounds and is receiving medical care.
Kursk region governor, Alexander Khinshtein, reported a 69-year-old woman died after a drone struck a residential building in the village of Pody, Khomutovsky district. A fire broke out at a new building of Samoryadovskaya school following the attack, but firefighters were able to extinguish it.