Representational file picture.
| Picture Credit score: AP
A number of individuals have been injured and homes and non-residential buildings have been broken on account of Ukraine’s in a single day drone assault on the neighbouring Russia’s southwestern areas of Lipetsk and Voronezh, regional Governors mentioned on Tuesday (July 15, 2025).
Russia’s air defence items destroyed 12 drones over the Voronezh area that borders Ukraine, Governor Alexander Gusev mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
“Sadly, there have been accidents,” Mr. Gusev mentioned. “In central Voronezh, a number of individuals sustained minor accidents attributable to particles from a downed UAV [unmanned aerial vehicles].”
A number of flats in multi-storey buildings within the metropolis of Voronezh that’s the administrative centre of the broader Voronezh area have been broken, in addition to homes within the suburbs, Mr. Gusev mentioned.
Moreover, a number of business services all through the area have been broken by falling drone particles, he mentioned, with out offering additional particulars.
Within the metropolis of Yelets within the Lipetsk area a drone crashed in an industrial zone, regional Governor Igor Artamonov mentioned on Telegram.
“One particular person was injured and is receiving all crucial medical help,” Mr. Artamonov mentioned.
The Russian Defence Ministry mentioned on Telegram that its items destroyed 55 Ukrainian drones in a single day over 5 Russian areas and the Black Sea, together with three over the Lipetsk area.
The complete extent of harm from the assaults was not instantly recognized. There was no quick remark from Ukraine concerning the assault.
Each side deny focusing on civilians of their strikes throughout the war that Russia launched against Ukraine greater than three years in the past. However hundreds of civilians have died within the battle, the overwhelming majority of them Ukrainian.
Ukraine has launched a number of air strikes on Lipetsk, a strategically vital area with an air base that’s the chief coaching centre for the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Printed – July 15, 2025 11:57 am IST
