Regional officials said one person died when a drone hit a car and a later strike killed another person and injured three. Reuters could not independently verify the reports.
Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes on Thursday in Russia's Belgorod region, regional officials said. Reuters reported the claims from Moscow and said it could not independently verify them.
The regional operational headquarters said one person died when a drone struck a car. A later evening strike killed one person and injured three, Reuters reported.
Belgorod, on the border with Ukraine, has been a frequent target of strikes during the war. Thursday's reports add a same-day death toll. They do not identify the dead or describe the weapons beyond the officials' account of drones.
The figures come from Russian regional authorities. Ukraine had not commented in the Reuters report used here.