2 killed by debris from drone in Russia's Belgorod region

MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and two others injured when a drone was shot down by air defense forces over southern Russia's Belgorod region on Thursday, the regional governor said.

"The bodies of two people were recovered from the rubble by operational services -- a man and a woman," Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region, said on his social media channel, adding that a child could still be trapped under the rubble.

Gladkov said the drone was shot down when approaching the city of Belgorod. One residential building was completely destroyed and at least two people were injured by falling debris.