Russia Appears to Have Struck Own Civilian Building with Iranian Drone [Video]

Russia may have inadvertently struck one of its own civilian buildings in Belgorod with an Iranian-supplied Shahed drone, according to reports and security footage shared on social media.

The attack injured two people and caused extensive damage, impacting 40 apartments across three buildings, 24 vehicles and a shop. The strike appeared to originate from the Russian side, directed toward the border with Ukraine.

Pepel, an independent Russian news outlet, analyzed video evidence showing a drone with distinctive features that closely matched the Shahed model typically deployed by Russian forces in Ukraine.

“Only this combat drone has a characteristic nose and triangular wings with blunt ends, which are clearly visible in the surveillance video,” Pepel reported.

The drone’s resemblance to Iranian-made Shahed models used by Russia against Ukraine led Pepel to suggest that a malfunction may have caused it to strike within Russian territory.

“The Shahed likely malfunctioned in target selection or had …