Russian city of Voronezh declares state of emergency after drone attack
The Russian city of Voronezh introduced a state of emergency Tuesday morning after an alleged Ukrainian drone attack injured a 13-year-old girl and damaged apartment buildings.
The city’s mayor Vadim Kstenin said on Telegram that a “night raid” damaged four residential buildings, breaking dozens of windows. He said a state of emergency had been introduced in the city to allow an assessment of the damage and repairs to be made.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense stated on Telegram that five drones (UAVS) were shot down over the Voronezh region overnight.
“Tonight, attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were stopped,” the ministry said.
“Duty air defense systems destroyed five and intercepted three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Voronezh region, four UAVs were intercepted over the territory of the Belgorod region,” it noted.
Earlier, the governor of the wider Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, said Russian air defense systems had “repelled an attack by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles,” or drones.
Gusev noted on Telegram that the Ministry of Emergency Situations had stated that debris from one of the UAVs fell into an apartment and a 13-year-old girl had been injured as a result.
CNBC was unable to immediately verify the information and Ukraine has not commented on the attack. Ukraine and Russia both deny targeting civilians in the war. Ukraine increased drone attacks against Russian territory, with the border city Belgorod coming under repeated attack around the New Year, causing Russia to retaliate.
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