A Ukrainian drone attack Thursday sparked a fire at a military facility in southern Russia as Kyiv pushes its offensive in the Kursk region where it has taken territory and prisoners, and struck key infrastructure including bridges, airfields and oil depots.
Andrei Bocharov, governor of the Volgograd region, said Thursday that a “defense ministry facility” was on fire after being attacked by drones in the area of Marinovka, in a sign that Ukraine is not letting up on its attacks. He did not specify what was damaged.
Ukraine attacked Russia overnight with 28 drones, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said. Thirteen were shot down over the Volgograd region, seven over the Rostov region, four over the Belgorod region, two over the Voronezh region, and one each over the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the ministry said.
Russian Telegram channels said drones attempted to attack a military air base near Marinovka in the village of Oktyabrsky. Videos shared on Russian social media showed an explosion in the night sky, reportedly near the base. Marinovka is about 300 kilometers (185 miles) east of the Ukrainian border and about the same distance west from the border with Kazakhstan.
Ukraine did not acknowledge the attacks but it comes as Kyiv continues a ground offensive in Russia’s Kursk region that has rattled the Kremlin. The daring operation is the largest attack on Russia since…
