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13-03-2025
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Ukrainian drones strike covert UAV plant in western Russia, sources claim
Ukrainian military intelligence drones (HUR) attacked a camouflaged drone production facility in Kaluga Oblast late on March 12, HUR sources confirmed for the Kyiv Independent. Drone production lines were located on the grounds of an aerated concrete plant in the village of Obukhovo in Kaluga Oblast's Dzerzhinsky district, one of the sources claimed. Kyiv has carried out regular long-range drone strikes against military and industrial facilities in Russia's rear, seeking to undermine its ability to wage its all-out war. The statement comes after Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha said that 25 drones were downed over the region overnight, with drone wreckage setting fire to an unspecified industrial facility in Dzerzhinsky district. One employee suffered minor injuries, and the fire has been extinguished, according to Shapsha. Locals reported powerful explosions and a fire at the plant on social media. Drone debris also damaged a cell tower and a power line in the Khvastovichsky district, the southernmost part of Kaluga Oblast, Shapsha said. Russian air defenses downed 77 drones overnight, including 30 over Bryansk Oblast, six over Kursk and Voronezh oblasts each, and five over Rostov and Belgorod oblasts each, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed. An unspecified infrastructure facility was also damaged on the evening of March 12 in Voronezh Oblast, a region bordering Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, Governor Alexander Gusev said on his Telegram channel. The targeted facility was part of the region's gas infrastructure, the Baza Telegram channel reported, citing residents. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims. Airports in Penza, Saratov, and Volgograd imposed temporary flight restrictions overnight, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency announced. 0:00 / 1× Read also: Russia claims to retake Sudzha; Ukraine hasn't confirmed We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
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13-03-2025
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Russia reports attack by almost 80 drones on its oblasts and fire at business
out at the territory of a business in Kaluga Oblast. Source: Russian Defence Ministry; Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha Details: According to the Russian Defence Ministry, their air defence had intercepted and destroyed "77 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles" from 20:00 (Moscow time) on 12 March to 06:36 on 13 March. The Russian ministry stated that air defence had supposedly destroyed drones in the following oblasts: 30 UAVs over Bryansk Oblast, six over Kursk Oblast, six over Voronezh Oblast, five over Rostov Oblast and five over Belgorod Oblast. In addition, 25 UAVs were allegedly destroyed over Kaluga Oblast, where, according to Shapsha a fire broke out at the territory of a business. Quote from Shapsha: "A fire broke out in a service building of a business in the Dzerzhinsky district as a result of the UAV crash." Details: Furthermore, Shapsha noted that the fall of a UAV allegedly damaged a communication tower and a power line in another district in Kaluga Oblast. According to Russian Telegram channels, the drones attacked the Kaluzhskiy Gazobeton plant. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
15-02-2025
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Drone strike causes blaze at Russian industrial site in Kaluga Oblast, governor claims
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A drone strike overnight on Feb. 15 caused a fire at an industrial facility in Russia's Kaluga Oblast, regional Governor Vladislav Shapsha reported. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into an unspecified industrial site, the governor claimed. "On the territory of an industrial enterprise in the Dzerzhinsky district, as a result of a UAV crash, a fire broke out in one of the buildings," Shapsha said. Emergency workers were dispatched to the scene, and preliminary reports indicate there are no casualties, Shapsha said. The Kyiv Independent could not verify Shapsha's claims at the time of publication. While Shapsha did not specify the facility that came under attack, the Dzerzhinsky district is home to Russia's Pervyy Zavod plant, the largest petrochemical enterprise in Kaluga Oblast. Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported a successful attack on the facility in May 2024. Last month, the Ukrainian military struck an oil depot in the town of Lyudinovo in Kaluga Oblast, causing a fire on the premises. A number of other regions in Russia reported drone strikes on the night of Feb. 15. A drone attack in the southern Russian city of Volgograd reportedly targeted an oil refinery and hit an apartment building, according to local residents. Russian officials have not commented on a possible attack. Roman Busargin, the governor of Saratov Oblast, also reported a drone threat in the region. The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 15 that 40 UAVs had been shot down over Kaluga, Volgograd, Saratov, and Rostov oblasts during the night. The Kyiv Independent could not confirm these reports. Ukraine routinely launches deep strikes against military and industrial facilities in Russia, primarily relying on domestically developed drones. Kyiv has particlarly taken aim at Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure as part of its strategy to undermine funding for the Kremlin's war chest. Read also: Ukraine war latest: Chornobyl Nuclear Plant sarcophagus hit by Russian drone; Zelensky sets out condition for talks with Putin We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
