- Title: Apartment buildings damaged in Russia's Voronezh after Ukraine drone attack
- Date: 16th January 2024
- Summary: VOTONEZH, RUSSIA (JANUARY 16, 2024) (REUTERS) VORONEZH RESIDENT YELENA FEDYAINOVA CLEARING ROOM FOLLOWING DAMAGE IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK DAMAGED ROOM, LARGE HOLE IN PLACE WHERE A WINDOW STOOD FEDYAINOVA IN ROOM IN HER APARTMENT SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VORONEZH RESIDENT YELENA FEDYAINOVA, WHOSE YOUNG SON AGED 6, WAS WOUNDED AFTER DRONE ATTACK, SAYING: "The
- Embargoed: 30th January 2024 08:25
- Keywords: Drone attack Eyewitness Russia Voronezh
- Location: VORONEZH, RUSSIA
- City: VORONEZH, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001266416012024RP1
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- Story Text: The mayor of the southern Russian city of Voronezh declared a state of emergency on Tuesday (January 16) after what officials said was a Ukraine-launched drone attack that damaged several buildings and wounded at least one child.
People from at least one apartment building were evacuated to a nearby school after drone debris sparked a small fire and blew out windows, Mayor Vadim Kstenin said on the Telegram messaging app.
Windows in other buildings were also shattered, he said, adding: "The introduced state of emergency in the city will ... allow for a prompt implementation of measures to replace them."
The governor of the region, Alexander Gusev, said on his Telegram channel that a girl was injured when drone debris fell onto her apartment building.
Voronezh resident Yelena Fedyainova's six-year-old son reportedly suffered cuts after explosions blew out a window in her apartment and damaged walls.
On its Telegram channel, the Russian defense ministry said it had destroyed five drones and intercepted three others overnight over the Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine. Voronezh city is the administrative center of the region.
The ministry also said that it intercepted four drones in the nearby Russian Belgorod region.
Voronezh, a city of more than 1 million people, lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the border with Ukraine.
Russia has an air base near Voronezh city, where some Sukhoi Su-34s bombers are based, according to Russian media. Russia often deploys the fighter-bomber aircraft during air strikes on Ukraine.
Russian news outlet Shot reported on Telegram that at least 15 blasts were heard near the air base and some drone debris fell nearby onto an apartment building.
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