Ukrainian drone wreckage injures 24 in Russian city of Voronezh — Novaya Gazeta Europe
Twelve Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over the city of Voronezh, in western Russia, the region's Governor Alexander Gusev has reported.
Gusev said 24 people were injured in the attack, 17 of whom were hospitalised. Most had suffered cuts and shrapnel wounds. One man was in a coma, while another had suffered lung damage.
Eyewitnesses posted footage of the aftermath of the Ukrainian drone attack on the city, which showed smashed windows and burning cars.
Gusev said the wreckage of one drone had landed in the city centre, damaging several apartments in high-rise buildings, while houses were also damaged in the suburbs.
Ukrainian drones also struck Russia's central Lipetsk region overnight, with Governor Igor Artamonov saying a drone had hit an industrial area in the city of Yelets, injuring one person. Telegram breaking news channel ASTRA studied eyewitness footage and determined that a fire had broken out in an industrial area near the premises of Energia, a power company.
The Russian Defence Ministry said air defences had shot down 55 Ukrainian drones overnight in all — 32 over the Belgorod region, 12 over the Voronezh region, three over the Lipetsk region, one each over the Rostov and Kursk regions, and six over the Black Sea.
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