By Micah Jonah
January 11, 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Voronezh has killed one person, injured three others, local authorities said on Sunday.
Governor Alexander Gusev reported that a young woman died overnight in hospital after debris from a drone struck a residential house. Three additional people sustained injuries, while over ten apartment buildings, private homes, and a high school were damaged. Voronezh, a city of more than one million, also saw its air defenses intercept 17 drones during the attack.
Gusev described the assault as “one of the heaviest drone attacks since the start of the special military operation,” the term used by Moscow for its nearly four-year conflict in Ukraine. There was no immediate response from Ukrainian authorities, who maintain that attacks inside Russia are meant to disrupt Kremlin operations and retaliate against strikes on Ukrainian cities, including energy infrastructure.
The strike followed a hypersonic missile launch by Russia on Friday, targeting a site in Ukraine near NATO-member Poland, which European officials said was intended to deter continued Western support for Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian negotiators are “continuing to communicate with the American side,” with Chief Negotiator Rustem Umerov reportedly in contact with U.S. partners.
Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Russia launched 154 drones overnight into Sunday, of which 125 were shot down. Critical infrastructure in the Zhytomyr region was also struck, leaving two workers hospitalized with moderate injuries.
In Kharkiv’s Movchany village, four people were wounded, residential buildings were damaged, including a fire affecting roughly 150 square meters.
The attacks highlight ongoing hostilities along the Russia-Ukraine front, underscoring continued risks to civilians in border regions.
