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Civilians wounded in Ukrainian drone strike in southern Russia (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
The attack injured 24 people, leaving one in a coma, and also damaged residential buildings, according to local officials | |
Dozens of civilians were injured and residential buildings damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Voronezh in southern Russia, local authorities have reported. | |
Voronezh Region Governor Aleksandr Gusev relayed in a series of statements on Tuesday that Russian air defenses had destroyed 12 UAVs over the regional capital and three districts overnight. | |
However, debris from the downed drones inflicted casualties on the ground, including in the center of Voronezh, he said. According to the official, a total of 24 people sustained injuries, including four minors, with 17 victims hospitalized. | |
While most of the victims are being treated for minor shrapnel wounds, a 56-year-old man was left in a coma and another suffered lung damage as a result of the drone attack, the governor said. | |
An eyewitness video from one of the impact scenes shows two burning cars and a civilian with an injured leg sitting nearby with blood spattered around him. | |
The kamikaze UAVs also damaged 15 residential buildings, a business center, and commercial buildings, as well as several vehicles, Gusev said. | |
The governor promised to pay compensation to those affected by the incident. | |
Russian air defenses destroyed a total of 55 Ukrainian drones overnight, with more than half downed over the border region of Belgorod, according to the defense ministry. | |
Ukraine has been conducting UAV strikes deep into Russia for months, often targeting civilians, residential buildings, and critical infrastructure. Moscow has branded the attacks “terrorist.” |
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