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Drone attacks Kursk region in Russia: Two occupiers injured

Drone attacks Kursk region in Russia: Two occupiers injured A drone attacked the Kursk region in Russia, wounding two occupants (illustration/Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

A drone attacked the Kursk region( Russia). Two Russian occupiers were injured in the strike, according to the ASTRA Telegram channel.

"As a result of a UAV attack in the Kursk region, two soldiers were wounded," the message says.

According to ASTRA, the drone exploded on January 22 near the village of Nikolaevo-Dar'ino.

"Two servicemen of the Russian Defense Ministry were hospitalized in the Suzhansky Central District Hospital," the Telegram channel adds.

Drone attacks Kursk region in Russia: Two occupiers injured

Recent drone attacks on Russia

On January 21, an explosion occurred near the oil terminal of the Sea Commercial Port in the village of Ust-Luga, Leningrad region. Residents of nearby towns near the port reported the sounds of flying drones, and a fire broke out. About 150 people had to be evacuated from the company. Later, it turned out that this special operation was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine.

On January 21, strikes in Russia were not only in the area of the oil terminal. In addition, explosions were also heard in the Russian city of Tula, where the Shcheglovsky Val plant for the production of the Pantsyr air defense system was attacked. This attack, in turn, was carried out by Ukrainian intelligence officers. Read more in the RBC-Ukraine report.