On the night of July 15, drone attacks were recorded in five regions of Russia. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 55 drones were shot down in the Belgorod, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Rostov, and Kursk regions.
In the Voronezh region, one of the drones hit a multi-story residential building. According to the regional governor Alexander Gusev, 16 people suffered injuries, one of them in serious condition. Debris from the drone fell on a nearby kindergarten, damaging the building.
In the city of Yelets, Lipetsk region, one person was injured as a result of a drone explosion. The explosion occurred in an industrial area, causing a fire. Local reports indicate that the area houses a factory producing batteries for drones.
That same night, Russia also carried out drone attacks on Ukrainian territories. In the Kharkiv region, a drone crashed onto a residential building, injuring a 68-year-old woman. In the Sumy region, a 14-year-old girl was wounded by explosion fragments.
In the Donetsk region, Russian military forces launched a strike using the "Smerch" multiple rocket launcher system. According to local sources, four civilians were killed.