As a result of the drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), a fire broke out at an oil depot and one person was injured. Rambler looked into which areas were attacked on the morning of January 23.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defense forces destroyed 12 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine overnight. Seven drones were shot down over the territory of the Belgorod region, two over the Voronezh region and one over the Bryansk, Penza and Astrakhan regions. it said in a message on the military ministry's Telegram channel.
Penza region
Governor of the Penza region Oleg Melnichenko reported on the Telegram channel said the fire started at the oil warehouse in Penza at around 4 a.m. due to a drone attack.
“According to preliminary data, there were no deaths or injuries. The fire brigade working on site includes 46 employees and 14 pieces of equipment,” he explained.
The latter is the head of the area clarifythat the air defense system shot down four drones and fragments of one of them fell on the territory of the oil depot; The situation there is under the control of operational services.
Oleg Melnichenko also warned local residents about the responsibility of disseminating photos and videos of drone use.
“Do not become an accomplice of the enemy, believe only in verified information,” he wrote.
Belgorod region
In the Belgorod region, a civilian was injured by a drone strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine; drone crashed into a car near the village of Arkhangelskoye. About this speak on his Telegram channel late on the evening of January 22, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
According to him, the injured man was taken by transport to Shebekinsky Central District Hospital.
“He was diagnosed with landmine injuries as well as blind shrapnel wounds on the face, neck, chest, abdomen, arms and legs,” Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Drones are dangerous
Also tonight, the threat from drones was declared at the same time in several regions of Russia. Residents of Penza, Voronezh, Samara, Vladimir and Ivanovo regions can see warnings about the risk of a drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. write News.ru.
Let us recall that earlier the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked ports with drones in the village of Volna, Temryuk district of the Kuban. As a result of the attack, 3 people were killed, 8 injured and 4 oil barrels exploded.
