Ukrainian drone strike injures five in Russian city

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20-08-2023, 08:53

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"A Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk," Governor Roman Starovoyt said on Telegram. "According to preliminary information, it crashed into the roof of the railway station building, after which a fire broke out on the roof." "Five people were slightly injured by glass fragments," he added, saying emergency services were on the scene. The Governor of the Kursk Oblast declared a Ukrainian drone attack hit a train station in the western Russian city located only about 90 kilometers (50 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine.

Both sides in the conflict have recently reported regular drone incursions, as Ukraine enacts a counteroffensive aimed at reclaiming Russian-held territory. A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded 144 on Saturday, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early Sunday that "an attempt was made to fly a drone to Moscow in the southern direction".

"It was thwarted by the air defense forces," he added. State-run news agency TASS reported that the capital's Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports were temporarily closed. Vnukovo has faced occasional brief late-night closures over the past few months when there have been drone attacks nearby.

source: Le Monde