Russian Border Region Suffers Blackouts Following Drone Attacks

Overnight drone strikes on a power station across the state border have caused blackouts in two Russian villages, the regional governor said. Russian authorities have consistently blamed Ukraine for the cross-border attacks, but Kyiv has not acknowledged any role. The Kursk region has been hit by several drone strikes recently, including Thursday’s attack on a local substation that left a different village without power and Friday’s reported attack on the regional capital of Kursk. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region accused Ukrainian forces of firing 460 different types of ammunition and 26 explosives on the town of Shebekino in the past 24 hours.