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One killed, 1 injured in Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod region – Crisis center

Moscow, Oct 17 (Sputnik/UNI) A woman was killed in Russia's Belgorod Region after a Ukrainian drone attack, and a man was injured, the regional crisis response center said on Saturday.
"In the town of Shebekino, a woman was killed as a result of a drone attack on a passenger car. We express our condolences to her family, relatives and friends. The vehicle was damaged," the crisis center wrote on Max.
In addition, in the village of Voznesenovka in the Shebekinsky district, a man was injured in a drone attack and sought treatment at City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod with acoustic trauma.
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