# Russian drone strike kills woman, 9-year-old son in Ukraine 2026-08-14T14:42:16+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Russian drone strike on a home in Ukraine killed a woman and her nine-year-old son, local authorities reported. The lethal attack came just a day after the United Nations said July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the early weeks of Russia's full-scale invasion, which began more than four years ago. The United Nations had been documenting rising civilian casualties as the war grinds on, with drones increasingly used to target residential areas. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: Russia, Ukraine, United Nations Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/russian-drone-strike-kills-woman-9-year-old-son-in-ukraine/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/russian-drone-strike-kills-woman-9-year-old-son-in-ukraine/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.