Seven of those wounded in the attack in Bryansk Region are children, Egor Kovalchuk has said
Published 30 Sep, 2026 10:53
| Updated 30 Sep, 2026 11:15
FILE PHOTO: Debris of a drone discovered after a Ukrainian attack inside Russia. © Sputnik / Sergey Averin
Twelve people, most of whom are students, have been injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Bryansk Region, acting Governor Egor Kovalchuk has said.
The UAV incursion targeted the city of Trubchevsk, sitting on the Desna River in the southern part of the region, not far from the border with Ukraine, Kovalchuk wrote in a post on social media on Wednesday.
“Horrific attack on civilians in Trubchevsk; there are children among the wounded,” he said.
At least seven of those injured were students, with one of the victims being in serious condition, according to the acting governor.
On Monday, Ukrainian drone strikes damaged a railway bridge and tracks at three locations in Bryansk Region, causing several trains to derail.
Part of a bridge collapsed on the Dyatkovo-Lyudinovo rail section, sending ten cars off the tracks, according to Kovalchuk. A separate strike in Unecha District derailed another 18 empty freight cars, A third attack damaged tracks in Navlya District, but did not disrupt train traffic or cause injuries.
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