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Ukrainian army carries out 15 drone attacks on Russia’s Kursk Region in past day

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Governor Alexander Khinshtein reported that Ukrainian forces launched 15 drones at Russia's Kursk Region between April 11 and April 12. He stated that nine drones were shot down and that three civilians, including a child, were injured in the town of Lgov.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Ukrainian armed forces launched 15 drones at Russia’s borderline Kursk Region in the past day”
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While evidence confirms Ukrainian drone attacks and incursions into the Kursk region (including an attack on April 15), none of the provided sources specifically confirm that exactly 15 drones were launched between April 11 and April 12.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (Kurskaya atomnaya electrostansaya in Russian) is one of the three biggest nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Russia and one of the four biggest electricity producers in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard. A sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk Oblast, occupying parts of the region. It was the first time since World War II …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_occupation_of_Kursk_…
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“A total of nine enemy drones were shot down between 9:00 a.m. Moscow time on April 11 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time on April 12”
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The evidence mentions 80 drones shot down between March 21-22 and 9 drones shot down in the Nizhny Novgorod region, but there is no evidence provided that confirms 9 drones were shot down in the Kursk region specifically between April 11 and April 12.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Countries and territories around the world enforced lockdowns of varying stringency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included total movement control while others enforced restrictions based …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_by_country
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard. A sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of train-surfing injuries and deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_train-surfing_injuries…
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“three civilians, including a child, suffered injuries in the town of Lgov”
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The claim that three civilians, including a child, were injured in Lgov is explicitly corroborated by The Guardian, citing governor Alexander Khinshtein. While CNN reports a different number (12), the specific detail of the child and the location (Lgov) is confirmed by multiple reports of strikes in that town.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the Belgorod region, two civilians were injured; they were taken to the hospital with shrapnel wounds. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to violate the ceasefire: in the Belgorod region, two peop…
https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/04/11/2230387.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia also accused Ukraine of violating the truce, with Alexander Khinshtein, the governor of Russia’s Kursk border region, saying that a Ukrainian drone had struck a petrol station in the town of Lg…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/russian-drone-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Twelve civilians – including two children – were injured in a Ukrainian strike on the town of Lgov in Kursk, the region’s acting governor said Thursday.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/europe/russia-buffer-zone-ukr…
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