Several people were injured in one of the worst Russian air strikes in recent weeks. A fuel tank in Kursk, Russia, is on fire, Russian authorities say.
The Ukrainian military claims to have intercepted and destroyed 38 Russian drones on Wednesday night. In total, the Russian military fired 42 drones at targets in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force said. There were injuries. According to the local governor, a fuel and lubricant warehouse in Kursk Oblast, Russia, was hit by a Ukrainian drone.
The Ukrainian Air Force said Iranian-made Shahed drones were intercepted in southern, central, western and northeastern Ukraine. In some parts of the country, the air alert lasted more than two hours. It is one of the worst Russian drone attacks in recent weeks. Seven people were injured in the Sumy region, in the east of the country, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine said. Among them was a ten-year-old boy. (APA/Portal)
Russia: Ukrainian drones shot down
According to the local governor, a fuel and lubricant warehouse in Kursk Oblast, Russia, was hit by a Ukrainian drone.
A fuel tank was on fire, Governor Roman Starowoit said on the short message service Telegram. Nobody was injured. The pig iron production plant in the city of Zheleznogorsk belongs to oligarch Alisher Usmanov's Metalloinvest holding and is on international sanctions lists. According to the company, the fire has no impact on future works at the factory.
Authorities in the Russian oblasts of Belgorod and Voronezh also announced that Ukrainian drones had been shot down. Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh border Ukraine. Attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces have been repeatedly reported from the Russian border zone. Ukraine itself normally does not comment on this. (APA/Portal)