Fact-check: TASS reports the claim directly attributing it to Kursk Governor Alexander Khinshtein, who is confirmed as the current governor since 2025; similar Ukrainian attacks on Rylsk have occurred previously with casualties reported by multiple outlets. However, X searches returned no real-time posts discussing this specific incident or death toll update, and no independent Western or other sources corroborate it in current web results, indicating limited verification beyond Russian state media.
Death toll in Ukrainian attack on Kursk Region's Rylsk climbs to two
A Ukrainian attack on Rylsk in Russia's Kursk Region has killed two people, including an 83-year-old woman who died in hospital, according to Governor Alexander Khinshtein. The strike represents continued cross-border Ukrainian military operations into Russian territory.