A Chinese language journalist was reportedly injured in a drone strike close to Russia's border with Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, appearing governor Alexander Khinshtein mentioned on June 27.
In response to Khinshtein, 63-year-old reporter Lu Yuguang from the Chinese language tv community Phoenix TV was wounded in a Ukrainian drone strike on the village of Korenevo in Russia's Kursk Oblast. He sustained an open head damage and a contusion on the parietal area of his cranium, however later declined hospitalization after being examined at a regional hospital, Khinshtein wrote on Telegram.
"Thankfully, the journalist obtained pores and skin wounds on the top. No different harm was discovered," the governor mentioned, including, "Please chorus from touring to the border space, it may be harmful."
If confirmed, this could be the primary publicly reported case of a Chinese language journalist being injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast on account of cross-border drone strikes amid Moscow's full-scale conflict towards Ukraine. The Kyiv Unbiased couldn’t independently confirm the claims.
Ukrainian forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast in August 2024, marking the primary large-scale invasion of Russian territory by international troops since World Conflict II. The transfer was meant to disrupt a deliberate Russian offensive focusing on Ukraine's Sumy Oblast and to alleviate stress on the Donetsk entrance.
Since then, Ukraine claims it has inflicted 63,402 Russian troop casualties within the oblast, together with 25,625 killed and 971 captured. Ukrainian forces additionally say they’ve destroyed or broken over 5,664 items of Russian army tools within the space.
Russia retook many of the misplaced territory throughout a renewed offensive in March 2025, supported by North Korean troops.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy