Ukraine drone packed with explosives blasted Russian town centre, Tass news agency reports
- The explosion occurred in the centre of Kireyevsk, about 220km south of Moscow
- There is a ‘crater in the heart of the city’, according to Russia’s Tass
A Ukraine-operated drone caused an explosion in the centre of a Russian town on Sunday, hurting three people and damaging three residential buildings, Tass news agency reported, citing a law enforcement source and the emergency services.
Kyiv did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously denied Russian assertions that its drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) - have flown into Russian territory and caused damage to civilian infrastructure.
“A Ukrainian Tu-141 Strizh UAV was the cause of an explosion in the town of Kireyevsk, Tula region”, Tass quoted a law enforcement agency source as saying. “The drone was packed with explosives”.
The blast occurred in the centre of Kireyevsk, located some 220 km (140 miles) south of Moscow.
None of the three people hurt in the explosion are believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries, Russian news agencies reported.
The blast, which occurred at around 3.20pm local time, caused a large crater in the heart of Kireyevsk, a local emergency services representative told Tass.