Taganrog, in the country’s south, has been subjected to a large-scale drone strike, Yury Slyusar has said
At least one man was killed and another wounded in the southern Russian city of Taganrog on Sunday amid a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack, Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar has said.
The attack inflicted material damage on the ground, sparking multiple fires, the governor said in a statement posted on his Telegram channel. The attack on the region continues, he warned, urging citizens to stay put in shelters.
“I extend the deepest condolences to family and friends of the deceased. We’ll provide all the necessary support to the victims,” Slyusar wrote.
All the relevant emergency services have been working on the ground, while civilians have been evacuated from the sites affected by the drones and their debris, the governor added. The attack reportedly has been going on for over three hours.
Ukraine has been regularly launching drones deep into Russian territory, targeting assorted civilian infrastructure, industrial sites, and residential buildings. The attacks have seemingly intensified since mid-March, with Ukraine sending in hundreds of fixed-wing UAVs on a daily basis.
Russian officials have repeatedly described the strikes as indiscriminate “terrorist” attacks designed to compensate for the setbacks the Ukrainian military has been suffering on the battlefield.
Moscow has retaliated with a long-range strike campaign of its owna against dual-use critical infrastructure and military installations. Russia insists it never targets purely civilian sites.
