What is known about new attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian regions
According to the latest data, in Ryazan, where a fire started at an oil refinery due to a drone attack, two people were injured.
TASS collected basic information about what happened.
Geography of attacks
The Belgorod region was the first to announce the alarm - at 01:16 Moscow time. In the Voronezh region they warned about the danger at 02:16 Moscow time, in Kursk - at 05:45 Moscow time, in Lipetsk - at 06:10 Moscow time.
The Ministry of Defense reported the interception of 65 drones: 35 in the Voronezh region, 12 in the Belgorod region, 8 each in Bryansk and Kursk, 1 each in Leningrad and Ryazan. Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said that more than 40 devices had been destroyed in the region since the night.
Electronic warfare systems suppressed 3 devices on approach to Novoshakhtinsk in the Rostov region, said the head of the region, Vasily Golubev.
Consequences
As a result of one of the attacks, a fire started on the territory of the Ryazan Oil Refinery, which was soon extinguished . Two people were taken to the hospital in moderate condition, their lives are not in danger.
In Belgorod, a drone crashed into an apartment building. The explosion broke windows in several apartments and damaged the façade and roof of the building.
In addition, a power line in the Krasnensky district of the Belgorod region and private households in the Prokhorovsky district and Shebekinsky urban district were damaged.
Several private houses in Voronezh received minor damage.
Previous attack
This is the third massive attack by Ukrainian drones on Russian regions over the past few days. In particular, on March 12, ten subjects of the Federation were attacked, and fires broke out at facilities in the Oryol and Nizhny Novgorod regions.
Prior to this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces staged a large-scale raid on March 9. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 47 drones were intercepted over the territory of four regions. This attack had no serious consequences.
