One person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the border Bryansk region of Russia, authorities reported, quoted by DPA and BTA.
The attack, which took place in the village of Andreykovichi, located just a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border, also injured one person, governor Alexander Bogomaz wrote on Telegram.
Russia has been waging a devastating war against Ukraine for more than three and a half years.
As part of its defensive tactics, Kiev has repeatedly attacked targets in Russia.
The number of victims and the extent of the destruction are incomparable to the devastating consequences of Russian actions in Ukraine, DPA notes.
Russian forces have captured two new frontline settlements in southeastern Ukraine and reported that they had established control over an island in southern Ukraine, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said, as quoted by Reuters.
The Ukrainian army, for its part, also announced successes coming from the area of the town of Dobropilya in Donetsk region, where Kiev troops are advancing as part of their counterattack.
Russian forces have launched a long and grueling offensive along and around the front line in eastern Ukraine and have been reporting new villages captured almost daily. Moscow's troops control about 19 percent of Ukrainian territory.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its forces have captured Pavlivka in Zaporizhia Oblast in the southeast, one of four regions that Russia has claimed as its territory, and Ivanivka, a settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast where the Russian army has established a bridgehead.
The ministry added that the Russian army had attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure yesterday in response to Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets in Russia.
According to Ukrainian authorities, six people were killed in Russian strikes on Tuesday night into Wednesday.
The information that both sides are announcing in battlefield reports cannot be independently verified.
Early this morning, Russian agencies reported, citing the Defense Ministry, that airborne troops and other units had crossed the river Dnieper and have established control over Karantinny Island, not far from Kherson to the south.
Last week, Ukrainian forces said that the Russian army had unsuccessfully attempted to land on the island.
Kherson was occupied by Russian troops at the beginning of their invasion in February 2022, but later that year Kiev forces retook the city along with other parts of Kherson Oblast.
In the Dobropilya area of Donetsk Oblast, the 132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the Ukrainian Army reported taking control of the village of Kucheriv Yar after pushing Russian forces out.
Russian drones have attacked the Ukrainian capital for the second night in a row. Four people were injured, authorities said in the early hours of today, quoted by Reuters.
Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev military administration, said drones had damaged several residential and other buildings, including a kindergarten.
The city authorities warned residents of the danger of a possible missile attack on the capital.
Six people, including two children, were killed in missile and drone strikes across Ukraine yesterday. In addition, the entire country was forced to switch to a power blackout.
The authorities described the strikes as an attempt to destroy Ukraine's electricity system as winter approaches.
"Most of Ukraine's regions were attacked," said Energy Minister Svitlana Grinchuk. "This is the second time this month that this has happened, suggesting a methodical campaign by the enemy to destroy Ukraine's energy sector ahead of the upcoming winter."
The Russian Defense Ministry said it had attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure in response to Ukrainian strikes on civilian targets in Russia.
Grynchuk discussed yesterday's attack and her country's needs with her American counterpart Chris Wright, who assured her of US support as she prepares for the winter season.