A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, the acting governor of the region that borders Ukraine said early on Wednesday.

Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has emphasised the restoration of positions and regaining the territories in Russia's Kursk and Belgorod oblasts in order to restrain the Russians on the border with Ukraine.

A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in Kursk, Russia, resulted in three deaths and seven injuries. The attack, in an area familiar with families, claimed the life of a Russian serviceman. Further incidents include a hospital hit near the Ukraine border,

The Trump administration is in the eye of a storm after the Pentagon announced last week that it would hold back some air defence missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons pledged to Ukraine because of concerns that American stockpiles were running short on supply.

Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed the Kursk region before Ukrainian forces occupied part of it in 2024.