A Telegram channel reported that two individuals, identified as Yuri Polyakov, a member of the Graivoronsky Gorkom of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and his wife Vera Polyakova, were killed when their car was hit by a drone in Belgorod Oblast. The incident occurred on September 25, 2026.

The report stated that Yuri Polyakov was born on March 4, 1959, and Vera Polyakova on November 28, 1958. The Belgorod regional committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.