A Russian war correspondent for state television died on Thursday from shrapnel wounds after a drone strike by Ukrainian armed forces in Russian-controlled southeastern Ukraine, state television said.

Russian forces launched an attack on Ukrainian territory with kamikaze drones and a guided missile overnight on December 1, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. "On the night of December 1, 2023, the adversary launched Shahed-type UAVs from two directions: Cape Chauda in the occupied Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation.