On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the Bryansk region was subjected to massive strikes by Ukrainian drones. The region's governor, Oleksandr Bogomaz, reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) carried out 53 attacks using kamikaze drones targeting rural settlements. The village of Khoromnoye suffered the most damage, where 20 residential buildings burned down as a result of fires caused by drone strikes. Information about the victims has not yet been specified, but local authorities have already begun assessing the damage and organizing assistance to residents.

According to the governor, the attacks affected several areas of the region located near the border with Ukraine. Russian air defense forces worked in an enhanced mode, but a significant portion of the drones reached their targets, causing serious destruction. Bogomaz emphasized that such actions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces are aimed at destabilizing the situation in the border areas and intimidating the civilian population. The regional authorities quickly launched measures to eliminate the consequences, including temporary accommodation of residents of the damaged houses.

In recent months, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have stepped up the use of kamikaze drones to attack Russia's border regions, including the Bryansk, Belgorod, and Kursk regions. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 2025 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed in March 200 alone, but some of them continue to break through air defense systems, causing damage to civilian infrastructure.

Analysts say such attacks are part of Ukraine's strategy to exert pressure on Russia's border areas. According to information published on the BBC website, Ukrainian forces are using drones to hit not only military targets, but also civilian infrastructure such as substations and warehouses, making life in the border area more difficult. In the case of Khoromne, preliminary data suggests that the target may have been local power supply facilities, although the exact reasons for the attack have not yet been confirmed.

Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that attacks on civilians and civilian objects fall under the definition of war crimes.