Death Toll Rises to 4, Injuries Reach 28 in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Ryazan, Officials Say
Russian authorities have updated the casualty figures from a Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Ryazan, reporting that the death toll has risen to four and the number of injured has increased to 28, according to statements carried by the state news agency TASS.
The revised numbers were announced by Alexander Pshennikov, deputy head of the Ryazan Region government and the region's health minister, in a video message posted on the regional health ministry's official channel on the messaging platform VKontakte. "As of now, we have 28 injured and four killed," Pshennikov said.
Earlier reports, also attributed to regional officials, had placed the death toll at three and the number of wounded at 12, with Governor Pavel Malkov stating on Friday that "three people were killed and twelve injured, including children." The discrepancy between the two sets of figures suggests that both the death toll and the injury count have risen since the initial statements, though the exact timeline of the updates was not specified in the reports.
Governor Malkov, in his earlier statement, confirmed that children were among the wounded and said that all victims had been "promptly provided with the necessary assistance." He also noted that emergency response units were working at the scene to manage the aftermath of the attack and that social services and relevant departments had been instructed to provide support to the families of the victims.
The attack, which targeted Ryazan, a city located approximately 190 kilometers southeast of Moscow, is part of a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory in recent months. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet issued a separate statement on the incident, and the information provided so far comes exclusively from regional officials via TASS.
Independent verification of the casualty figures is not yet available, as access to the affected area for international media remains restricted. The reports align with previous patterns of Russian officials providing updates on drone attacks, but the figures could not be confirmed by third-party sources at this time.
The attack underscores the ongoing volatility of the conflict, with drone warfare playing an increasingly prominent role. Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the specific incident in Ryazan, and there has been no official claim of responsibility from Kyiv, which typically does not confirm or deny individual strikes inside Russia.
The situation remains fluid, and further updates from regional officials or the Russian Ministry of Defense may provide additional details about the attack and the casualties. For now, the official figures stand at four dead and 28 injured, according to the latest statement from Alexander Pshennikov.