Contents tagged with drone attack
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Russian drone crashes in eastern Poland, igniting cornfield and prompting Warsaw protest
Overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, a Russian drone crashed in eastern Poland, setting a cornfield on fire and blowing out windows in several homes. An hour earlier, air-raid sirens had sounded in western Ukraine, but Polish air defenses did not register any violation of Poland’s airspace.
Local media report the drone came down in a cornfield in the village of Osiny in eastern Lublin Voivodeship, just over 100 km from the Ukrainian border and roughly 40 km from Warsaw.
At the blast site, …
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Russia launches overnight drone strikes on Sumy and Odesa regions, at least 18 injured
Russian forces attacked the city of Okhtyrka in Ukraine’s Sumy region early Wednesday, August 20, the regional prosecutor’s office said.
The strike was carried out with unmanned aerial vehicles; 14 people sought medical help and at least 13 private homes were damaged or destroyed.
A pretrial investigation has been opened into alleged war crimes.
The regional administration and the National Police reported 12 wounded. Police said a multi-story residential building, a garage and an outbuilding …
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Ukraine’s SBU says drones blew up Russian ammo depots near Luhansk
Explosions rocked Russian ammunition depots outside Luhansk overnight, according to Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU).
Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine struck two Russian Armed Forces ammunition depots located deep behind the front lines in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, the SBU said in a statement. The strikes occurred overnight on August 19, the agency added.
The blasts were reported near the village of Bilokurakyne, close to a railway station that, according to the …
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Second strike in five days: Ukrainian drones hit Volgograd oil refinery again
Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Volgograd overnight into August 19.
Regional governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed the strike on the refinery, but said the fire was caused by falling drone debris on the plant’s grounds.
Local social media channels reported the drone attack began around 3 a.m. Residents first heard the sound of drone engines overhead, followed by loud bangs, according to the Telegram channel “Ukraine 365.”
Bocharov said Russia’s air defenses repelled a mass drone …
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Russian cargo ship allegedly carrying Shahed drone parts reportedly sinks after drone strike
A Russian cargo ship named “Port Olya 4” reportedly sank after an attack by 14 drones, according to claims that the vessel had delivered a cargo of components for Shahed kamikaze drones to the Russian Federation.
The Russian dry cargo ship “Port Olya 4” sustained severe damage, the Russian Telegram channel NEZYGAR said. Sources claim the Caspian Sea port was hit by dozens of drones and hint that Azerbaijan may have been involved.
Russian media said the ship belonged to Russian businessman …
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Overnight drone attacks spark refinery fire in Syzran, kill woman in Kursk amid strikes across Russia
Overnight drone attacks ignited a fire at an oil refinery in Syzran and killed a woman in Kursk, as Russia and Ukraine reported strikes across several regions.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 53 drones overnight over the regions of Kursk, Rostov, Samara, Belgorod, Oryol, Bryansk, Voronezh and Saratov, the Republic of Kalmykia, as well as over the Sea of Azov.
A fire broke out at the Syzran refinery following a drone raid, according to videos posted on Telegram …
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Arzamas instrument-making plant, burning over 2,000 square meters of production space
Ukrainian drones struck the Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant named after Plandin (APZ) in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region on June 11, igniting more than 2,000 square meters of production space, according to Russian outlet ASTRA.
Citing regional emergency services, the outlet said at least two drones hit the roof of Building No. 1, where electronic devices are assembled, and another punched through the floor in Building No. 3, where mechanical assembly is carried out. The total damaged area in …
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Volgograd, igniting fires and causing oil spill at LUKOIL refinery
Ukraine launched a mass drone attack on Russia’s Volgograd region overnight on August 14, with an oil refinery in Volgograd among the targets. The strike triggered a spill of petroleum products and ignited fires.
The facility hit was likely the LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery, where explosions were heard amid the drone attack, Russian outlet Astra reported.
The overnight assault on the Volgograd region began late on August 13. Around 23:00, Russia’s aviation regulator Rosaviatsia …
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Ukrainian drones hit Druzhba pipeline hub in Bryansk
Overnight Wednesday, August 13, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a drone attack on the largest node of the Druzhba oil pipeline - the Unecha linear production-dispatching station (LPDS) in the village of Vysokoye, Unechsky district.
The strike was reported by several Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels and media outlets. The outlet Astra published footage showing a blaze, though the authenticity has not yet been confirmed.
Residents also reported explosions over the town of Unecha and …
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Ukrainian drone strikes hit Nizhny Novgorod industrial zones
Two industrial zones in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, including one in the Arzamas district, came under attack from Ukrainian drones late Sunday night, August 11. According to a Telegram post from regional governor Gleb Nikitin, one employee was killed on the spot, and two others were hospitalized.
The governor did not specify which factories were targeted by Ukrainian forces. However, Ukrainian media and Telegram channels speculate that one of the targets was likely the Plandin Arzamas …