Ukraine carried out drone strikes in several regions of Russia, hitting two residential houses in the Tambov region and injuring at least three people, Russia said on Saturday.
Regional head Evgeny Pervishov said on the Telegram messaging app that people were being treated for injuries caused by broken window panes when the drones hit two houses in the town of Kotovsk, about 480 kilometers southeast of Moscow.
He said that the buildings were only slightly damaged, that the residents were offered temporary accommodation, and evacuation was not required.
– Three people suffered cuts from fragments of broken glass, another four complained of high blood pressure – he said.
Separately, Russia’s defense ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 85 Ukrainian drones overnight in several regions of the country, including 31 drones over the Black Sea, 16 each in the Voronezh and Krasnodar regions and 14 over the Sea of Azov.
Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said airports in the cities of Kazan, Nizhnekamsk and Ulyanovsk in the Volga River regions have temporarily suspended flights.
Later, the suspension of flights in the city of Saratov was announced in order to ensure safety.
The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement on Saturday morning that Russia launched 74 drones towards Ukraine overnight, adding that it shot down 47 of them, while 27 others disappeared from radar without reaching their targets, Reuters reports.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
