(MENAFN) Russia reported early Sunday that a Ukrainian drone attack overnight resulted in at least one fatality and caused damage to an industrial site in the Saratov region.

“Several residents needed medical assistance. It was provided on the spot, one person was hospitalized in a medical facility. Unfortunately, there is one fatality,” Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said in a Telegram statement.

Busargin clarified that the death occurred due to falling debris from intercepted Ukrainian drones, which struck a courtyard outside a residential building.

Following the incident, residents from three apartment complexes were evacuated. Authorities set up a temporary shelter at a nearby school to accommodate those displaced.

The governor also confirmed damage to an industrial facility in the region, with emergency crews actively responding at the scene, though he did not specify the nature of the facility.

In a related update, Russia’s Defense Ministry asserted that its air defenses intercepted 121 Ukrainian drones during the attack, with eight shot down specifically over Saratov—a city on the Volga River approximately 460 kilometers (285 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border.

Ukrainian officials have yet to comment on either the strike or Russia’s drone interception claims.

This escalation comes just days before a highly anticipated summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska next Friday, marking the first direct meeting between sitting leaders of Russia and the United States since June 2021, where efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict are expected to be a key topic.

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