4 killed, 3 wounded in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia-controlled Luhansk region

Four people were killed and three others wounded in Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russia-controlled Luhansk region, Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-appointed head of the region, said on Tuesday.

Pasechnik said four people, including three drivers, were killed in the attacks, adding that the attacks were interfering with restoration work.

According to local authorities, vehicles, residential buildings, an industrial zone and civilian infrastructure in nine municipalities also came under enemy attack over the past 24 hours, with falling drone debris causing fires in open areas.

Staff of the Investigative Committee of Russia were investigating the consequences of this Ukrainian military strike.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces had seized the settlements of Chervonaya Krinitsa and Novopavlovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and intercepted 1,050 Ukrainian drones within 24 hours on the front line.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi announced Tuesday that the government mulled tightening budget spending amid high defense needs.

"The government is introducing a strict austerity regime for budget funds not allocated for defense needs," Koretskyi told the parliament.

The cabinet had identified 70 billion hryvnias (about 1.57 billion U.S. dollars) in savings that would be fully redirected to defense, he said.

In June, the parliament amended the 2026 budget, increasing the security and defense spending to 4.4 trillion hryvnias (about 98.8 billion dollars), local media reported.