Multiple Ukrainian drone attacks reported across Russia (VIDEO)

One of the strikes hit a fuel depot in Kursk Region, local authorities have said

Ukraine has launched several drone raids targeting facilities in Russia’s Voronezh, Kursk, and Belgorod Regions, local authorities have said. One of the strikes was aimed at a mining and refining facility not far from the border and resulted in a fire at a fuel depot, according to local media reports. 

On Wednesday, Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoyt said that a Ukrainian drone raid in the Zheleznogorsk district, some 100km from the border, has caused a fire at a fuel depot, adding that there were no casualties, and that emergency services were on their way to the scene. 

The Telegram channel 112 reported, citing sources, that the raid had targeted a mining and refining facility in the region, and that the affected fuel depot was on its premises.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that air defenses thwarted two drone attacks in Voronezh Region in western Russia. It said the raids took place 90 minutes apart, but gave no details about their targets.

Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov also said that his region came under a drone attack, adding that air defenses had shot down an unmanned aircraft near the village of Blizhneye, some 40km from the border. Citing preliminary data, he said that there appeared to be no casualties or damage, but noted that emergency services were on their way to the scene.