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The Russian authorities declared a state of emergency – today, Tuesday – in a city located on the border with Ukraine After it was subjected to a Ukrainian drone attack, which damaged several buildings and injured a child.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said today that its air defense systems destroyed 5 drones and intercepted 3 others last night over the city of Voronezh on the border with Ukraine.
The Ministry explained in a blog post on its Telegram account that the Russian air defense intercepted 4 more drones in the Belgorod region.
Voronezh Mayor Vadim Kestinin said that the authorities evacuated residents of a residential building in the city after debris from a drone fell on top of it, causing a fire to break out in the building and shattering its windows.
He also reported that the windows of other buildings were shattered and an 11-year-old girl was injured when debris from a drone fell on another building in the city, which is located about 250 kilometers from the border with Ukraine and is inhabited by more than a million people.
Air force base
Russian media indicate that there is a Russian air base near the city of Voronezh, where some Sukhoi Su-34 warplanes are stationed, and Russia often uses bomber aircraft during its air strikes on Ukraine.
Some Russian media reported hearing about 15 explosions near the Russian air base, and indicated that some drone debris fell near one of the residential buildings in the city, while Ukraine did not comment on the aforementioned attack.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced in a statement yesterday, Monday, that it shot down two Russian planes over… Sea of Azov Southeastern Ukraine, indicating that the two planes were on a mission to detect long-range radars of the Ukrainian forces.
It added that it destroyed a Russian “Berev A-50” spy plane used to detect long-range radars and an “Ilyushin LL-22” airborne command and control plane in the Sea of Azov region, representing “a blow to Russian military operations in occupied southern Ukraine.” .
On February 24, 2022, it was launched Russia Military operation in UkraineTo end it, the condition is that Kiev abandons plans to join NATO (NATO), which the latter considers an “interference” in its sovereignty.
