Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at Russia’s military facility

Updated: Aug 22nd, 2024


A fire broke out at a military facility in Russia’s Volgograd region today, following a Ukrainian drone attack, local authorities said. 

Russian air defense forces repelled the assault, destroying most of the Ukrainian drones, Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov was quoted by the regional administration's Telegram channel.

The attack occurred near the village of Marinovka, where the Ukrainian drones targeted a Russian military site, chinese news agency reported.

No casualties were reported, the Governor said.

Flight operations at Volgograd Airport have been disrupted. There has been no official confirmation regarding restrictions on airspace usage in the region.

Earlier on Aug 21, Russia thwarted an attempted incursion by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region, regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said on his Telegram channel.

Bogomaz confirmed that the breach on Aug 21 was successfully prevented by the forces of the country’s Federal Security Service and units of the Russian armed forces.

The Ukrainian group sustained fire damage during the encounter, he said.

“The situation at the clash site has now been stabilised and is under the control of the regional operational headquarters,” said Bogomaz.

Russia creates troop groups in border regions amid the Ukrainian offensive.

Earlier, Ukraine started a military operation in Russia’s Kursk region on Aug 6 and claims to have seized more than 1,250 square km of Russian territory and taken control of 92 settlements in the western Kursk region.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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