At Least 17 Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russian Regions, Governors Say

AUTHOR: M.J. GDNUS

At least 17 people were injured and homes and other buildings were damaged in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on the neighboring Russian regions of Lipetsk and Voronezh, local governors said today.

Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev stated on Telegram that Russian air defense units shot down 12 drones over the region, which borders Ukraine. In the attack, he said, 16 people were injured, including one minor.

Residential buildings in the city of Voronezh and its surroundings were damaged, as well as commercial facilities across the region, Gusev added.

In the city of Yelets, in the Lipetsk region, a drone fell on an industrial zone, injuring one person, regional governor Igor Artamonov said on Telegram.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that its units destroyed 55 Ukrainian drones overnight over five Russian regions and the Black Sea, including three over the Lipetsk region.

Ukraine did not immediately comment on the attacks.

Both sides deny deliberately targeting civilians during the war that Russia launched against Ukraine more than three years ago. Nevertheless, thousands of civilians have lost their lives in the conflict, the vast majority of them in Ukraine.

Ukraine has repeatedly carried out airstrikes on Lipetsk, a strategically important region that hosts a military base and serves as a main training center for Russia’s Aerospace Forces.