2 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Chuvashia
Regional authorities in the republic of Chuvashia confirmed Tuesday that two people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack.
Oleg Nikolaev, who heads Chuvashia, announced a region-wide state of emergency following the deadly attack. He said more than two dozen apartment buildings in the regional capital of Cheboskary were damaged, resulting in 32 people being wounded.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s top investigative body, said earlier in the day that regional authorities reported an unspecified number of “fatalities and injuries” in the city.
A video circulating on social media purported to show the moment a drone crashed into one of the apartment buildings in Cheboskary before bursting into a fireball.
Chuvashia’s Prime Minister Oleg Artamonov said “several victims” remained under the supervision of medics while other impacted residents were offered a place to stay in temporary shelters.
A drone and missile threat remained active in the region on Tuesday afternoon, as public transit was halted and schools were ordered to switch to online classes, Artamonov added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that a long-range F-5 Flamingo missile was used to strike a Russian “military production site” in Chuvashia, around 900 kilometers (560 miles) away from the Russian border with Ukraine.
Zelensky claimed the facility supplied navigation components used in missiles and military vehicles.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Russian overnight strikes killed at least five people across the country, authorities said.
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