Civilian facilities in the Sudanese city of Kosti in White Nile state, including a fuel station, were struck by drones on Sunday in an attack authorities blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), state media reported.
The state-owned Sudan News Agency said one civilian was killed and 14 others injured in the incident.
White Nile state governor Lieutenant General Qamar Al-Din Mohamed Fadl Al-Mawla, accompanied by members of the state security committee and Health and Social Development Minister Dr Al-Zain Saad Adam, visited the site of the attack and later inspected the wounded at Kosti Hospital and Al-Madina Hospital.
The governor said attacks on civilians and public infrastructure would not deter the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied units from continuing efforts to restore security and stability in the area.
Health Minister Al-Zain Saad Adam said all the injured received first aid and were continuing treatment, adding that health facilities had responded immediately after the incident.
The attack in Kosti comes amid a broader escalation in drone activity across Sudan.
In a media briefing in New York on Monday, the office of the UN Secretary-General said escalating violence in Sudan’s North Kordofan state was disrupting essential services and putting civilians at increasing risk, citing reports of drone strikes on infrastructure and worsening health conditions.
UN humanitarian officials said fighting around El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, intensified between Thursday and Sunday, with reported drone attacks hitting multiple sites, including a power substation and a fuel station.
A local medical group, the Sudan Doctors Network, said the strikes forced the closure of several medical facilities in El Obeid, including a dialysis centre, and disrupted water supplies after pumping stations were shut down.
In a separate development, local sources reported that two key bridges south of Um Ruwaba were targeted by drones along a main route linking North Kordofan and South Kordofan. Humanitarian partners said movement along the corridor remained possible as of Sunday.
Further drone attacks were also reported in Ar Rahad, southeast of El Obeid along a major highway, the UN said.
The UN added that a cholera outbreak in neighbouring West Kordofan was worsening amid limited humanitarian access, insecurity, population displacement and shortages of safe drinking water and sanitation. Aid agencies have supported treatment centres, supplies and awareness campaigns.
Drone strikes have also been reported in recent days in other parts of Sudan, including North Darfur and White Nile states, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, according to the briefing.
The United Nations reiterated its call on all parties to the conflict to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law, including the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to ensure rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to affected populations.
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