Moscow’s forces have stopped the Ukrainian counteroffensive dead in its tracks, Evgeny Balitsky, the governor of Zaporozhye Region, has said. He further described what he called Kiev’s last-ditch attempts to breach Russian defenses as not particularly impressive. In recent months, Zaporozhye has emerged as a scene of some of the …
Read More »Ukrainian drone strike causes blackout in Russia – governor
Russian air defense systems engaged several hostile targets over the Kursk region on Friday morning, but one of the incoming drones managed to hit an electrical substation causing a blackout, according to governor Roman Starovoyt. “A Ukrainian drone dropped two explosive devices on a substation,” Starovoyt wrote on Telegram at 5:00am local …
Read More »Ukrainian drone targets Russian ‘atomic city’ – governor
An unmanned aircraft has targeted the Russian city of Kurchatov, an industrial hub near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, the governor of Kursk Region said on Friday morning. The attack resulted in minor damage to a non-residential building, Roman Starovoyt wrote on Telegram. No one was hurt in the incident, …
Read More »Ukrainian infiltration attempt into Russia thwarted – governor
Russian security agencies foiled a Ukrainian attempt to infiltrate Bryansk Region on Tuesday, Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz has reported. The saboteurs were by beaten back by border guards from the Federal Security Service (FSB), military troops, and commandos from the regional branch of the National Guard, the official said on social …
Read More »Ukrainian drone hits civilians at Russian railway station – governor
An unmanned aircraft has hit the roof of the central railway station in the city of Kursk, shattering several windows and causing a small fire, the governor of the border Kursk Region, Roman Starovoyt, said on Sunday morning. “Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk. According to preliminary information, it crashed into …
Read More »Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge due to ‘emergency’ – governor
Traffic has been suspended on the long bridge, which connects Crimea with mainland Russia, due to an unspecified “emergency,” Crimean Governor Sergey Aksyonov said in the early hours of Monday. The bridge was targeted by Ukraine in the past. Writing on his Telegram channel, Aksyonov asked people to avoid the bridge, …
Read More »Drone-bomb injures two in Russian border region – governor
Two people have been injured in Russia’s Kursk Region when a Ukrainian military drone dropped a bomb on a sports and recreation facility, Governor Roman Starovoyt has said. The incident occurred on Thursday morning in the town of Glushkovo, around 10km from the Ukrainian border. Starovoyt said the two victims were …
Read More »Injuries after blast in Lugansk – acting governor
An explosion has rocked the central part of the Russian city of Lugansk, acting regional leader Leonid Pasechnik reported on Monday. The official said several people were injured in the blast, which appeared to be the result of a deliberate detonation. Unconfirmed media reports said the explosion injured as many …
Read More »Ukrainian drone hits energy facility inside Russia – governor
A Ukrainian drone struck an energy facility in Russia’s Bryansk Region early on Monday, leaving a nearby village without power, Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz has said. The attack took place in the Klimovsky district, located on the Russia-Ukraine border, Bogomaz wrote on Telegram. There were no fatalities or injuries resulting from …
Read More »Russian military plane crashes into residential building – governor
A fighter jet went down in Russia on Sunday, crashing into what is reported to be a house in a residential area. The incident, in the city of Irkutsk in southeast Siberia, claimed the lives of both pilots, Governor Igor Kobzev has confirmed. The plane crashed into a two-story building, …
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