Kyiv, Oct. 26 (LaPresse) – According to the Russian independent news agency Astra, a drone reportedly struck a business center in the Russian city of Voronezh in the early hours of October 26, as explosions and fires were reported across the city amid an ongoing drone attack. Footage published by Astra appears to show a drone exploding near the Chizhov Gallery business center, a 25-story building in central Voronezh. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ also published images of the alleged attack. Astra also reported fires in residential areas, having received photographs and videos from eyewitnesses identifying locations near apartment buildings where explosions occurred. The governor of Voronezh Oblast, Aleksandr Gusev, confirmed that Russian air defenses had responded to a drone attack on Voronezh and the surrounding areas on the morning of October 26. According to Astra, a drone alert was issued at around 3 a.m. local time, followed by a missile alert about two hours later. Reports described numerous explosions across the city and a thick column of smoke rising from several areas.
Ukraine, drones strike Russian city of Voronezh: explosions and fires
Kyiv, Oct. 26 (LaPresse) – According to the Russian independent news agency Astra, a drone reportedly struck a business center in the Russian city of Voronezh in the early hours of October 26, as explosions and fires were reported across the city amid an ongoing drone attack. Footage published by Astra appears to show a drone exploding near the Chizhov Gallery business center, a 25-story building in central Voronezh. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ also published images of the alleged attack. Astra also reported fires in residential areas, having received photographs and videos from eyewitnesses identifying locations near apartment buildings where explosions occurred. The governor of Voronezh Oblast, Aleksandr Gusev, confirmed that Russian air defenses had responded to a drone attack on Voronezh and the surrounding areas on the morning of October 26. According to Astra, a drone alert was issued at around 3 a.m. local time, followed by a missile alert about two hours later. Reports described numerous explosions across the city and a thick column of smoke rising from several areas.