Ukrainian drone attack on Russian village killed a female civilian, local governor says

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A local woman in ​the Russian ‌border village of Aleynikovo has been killed in ‌a ​Ukrainian ⁠drone strike on ⁠the settlement, Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Russia’s ​Bryansk region, said on ⁠Wednesday.

Reuters ⁠could not independently ​verify the report ​and there was ‌no immediate comment from Ukraine.

Bryansk region, which ⁠borders Ukraine’s Chernihiv and Sumy regions, has ⁠come ‌under regular ⁠bombardment since ​Russian ‌troops went ​into Ukraine ⁠in 2022.

(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix LightEditing by Andrew ​Osborn)