A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated on Sunday following a series of explosions caused by debris from a downed Ukrainian drone setting fire to a nearby warehouse. The incident occurred in the Voronezh region, where social media footage captured rising clouds of black smoke and loud explosions.
Governor Aleksandr Gusev reported that falling wreckage led to the detonation of explosive objects, prompting the evacuation of residents in a nearby village in the Podgorensky district. Emergency services, military personnel, and government officials were deployed to the scene, with roads closed for safety measures.
A Ukrainian security official revealed that a strike targeted a warehouse storing ammunition in the village of Serhiivka in the Voronezh region. The official stated that the warehouse contained various types of ammunition, including surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, tank shells, artillery ammunition, and cartridges for firearms. The strike was aimed at disrupting the supply of ammunition to Russian troops in Ukraine.
In a separate incident, Ukraine's State Security Service conducted a drone attack on an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region, causing a fire that was extinguished on Sunday morning. The Russian Ministry of Defense did not address these strikes in their briefing but confirmed the destruction of a Ukrainian drone over the Belgorod region.
The recent military developments come amidst ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with Russian forces making strategic advances in the Donetsk region. The fall of Chasiv Yar, a key town in the region, has raised concerns about compromised supply routes and the safety of nearby cities. Russian strikes have also targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leading to significant damage to power plants.
Over the past day, eight people were reported killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine, with casualties in regions such as Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv. Additionally, a tragic road accident claimed the lives of 14 individuals after a bus collided with a cargo vehicle, leaving only one survivor, as confirmed by Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
The situation in Ukraine remains volatile, with ongoing military operations and civilian casualties underscoring the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
