SUMY REGION, Ukraine — A Russian FPV drone killed two local men in the Seredino-Budsk community of the Shostka district, in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, on Thursday, November 12, the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, reported. The victims were local residents aged 57 and 47, and at the time of the attack they were standing near a motorcycle, Shelter reported, citing Hryhorov.

Source: Shelter / Sumy officials

Reuters also reported that a Russian drone strike killed two people in the northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, with Governor Oleh Hryhorov saying so on Telegram late on Thursday. Reuters said it could not immediately independently confirm the reports, and noted that Russia and Ukraine deny deliberately targeting civilians.

Source: Reuters (via DevDiscourse syndication)

Hryhorov said Russian drones are attacking civilian vehicles in the region on a daily basis, and that the situation is currently most dangerous in border towns, where a mandatory evacuation has been ordered. He urged local residents to leave for safer areas: 'I urge residents not to risk their lives and to take advantage of the opportunity to move to safer places. Stay safe,' he said, as reported by Shelter.

Source: Shelter / Sumy officials

The Sumy region borders Russia and its border communities have faced repeated drone attacks. As a reminder of the pattern, on November 10 a Russian drone struck a semi-trailer truck in Shostka, in Sumy region — the driver was injured and the vehicle caught fire, Shelter reported. The same Reuters roundup that reported the Sumy deaths also reported the Rivne apartment strike in the north-west and a drone attack in Russia's Belgorod region, where local officials said a man was killed and four were injured on Thursday — claims from the Russian side that Reuters likewise could not immediately confirm.

The same night's drone strike on a Rivne apartment building, which injured six people including two children, is covered in our companion report. Read: Russian drone hits Rivne high-rise, six injured

What happens next: the mandatory evacuation in Sumy's border towns remains in force, and Hryhorov's warning suggests residents who stay face daily drone attacks on civilian vehicles. There was no Russian statement specifically on the Seredino-Budsk strike in the reports.